Charlie Angus, the MP for Timmins-James Bay, says small business is not on the Prime Minister’s radar. Angus says in the last decade small business created almost 80 percent of all new jobs in the country. But he says Stephen Harper ignores this. Instead, he keeps giving billions to large corporations so they can create jobs, but this sector is failing to do that. He says the Tories need to help small business because they also face challenges and this group is the backbone of all communities.
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Angus: Prime Minister ignores small businesses
Rocco Frangione
I've been a broadcast journalist for three-plus decades in Northern Ontario. I'm a graduate of Algonquin College's radio and television arts program and prior to that, an honours grad from Carleton University's philosophy program.
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