AGENDA 2026: Enhance Free Enterprise
The FRANK STRONACH FOUNDATION for ECONOMIC RIGHTS presents 7 policy proposals each designed to increase the prosperity of Canadians. Point #4 advocates for fewer government constraints.
A MESSAGE FROM FRANK STRONACH.
Above is the title of the single cover page that introduces the purpose of the FOUNDATION. These words appeared on that page:
“The 7-point program outlined here contains core principles that will help put our country back on the path to prosperity and leave future generations with a legacy they can build on.
The following are the key policy recommendations that form the 7-point program for a better and more prosperous Canada:”
Speaking from enormous success.
Frank Stronach is uniquely qualified to advocate for free market Capitalism. He knows that he could never have built Magna without the existence of past government policies which enabled his success to be possible. Unfortunately, the current Canadian policy environment actively stifles entrepreneurial growth and business productivity. Frank is the best man in Canada to lobby for needed reforms!
I named this Substacks series AGENDA 2026 because I hope that the federal government of Canada will be led by a Parliament starting in 2026 that will respect Frank Stronach’s success and his enormous contributions to this nation. I hope that will our 338 elected MPs will enact his 7 economic policy recommendations. The current Parliament won’t and it has only make matters worse since the end of Stephen Harper’s leadership in 2015.
The Point #4 analysis that follows uses [ ] brackets to identify the WHAT has to be done, WHY, BY WHOM, HOW and WHEN.
4) Kickstart the Canadian Economy By Enhancing Free Enterprise
We (the BY WHOM) have to do everything we can to (the WHAT) preserve free enterprise, because (the WHY) without free enterprise, there is no free society. We (the BY WHOM) need to also (the WHAT) recognize that small business is the backbone of the Canadian economy and the economic engine that creates most of the product innovation and new jobs.
We (the BY WHOM) should (the WHAT) ignite the growth of small business by eliminating the business tax for any company with fewer than 300 employees and by eliminating practically all regulations with the exception of those relating to employee health and safety and the protection of the environment. (the WHAT) Employees would still pay taxes on their wages and business owners would pay taxes on the amount of money they take out of the company as income.
By (the WHAT) eliminating the business tax, we (entrepreneurs) would (the WHY) create thousands of new businesses and (the WHY) unchain entrepreneurs and small business owners so they can grow and expand.
As seen in prior episodes, [the HOW] and [the BY WHOM] is where the “heavy lifting” takes place, and the political and adminstrative power incumbents show no appetite to do the work.
Effective Lobbying
Frank continues to use the “royal we” for this policy recommendation.
Recently during a coffee meeting, a local City Councillor confessed that the greater source of frustration from being an elected public reprentative is the frequent request for things that fall outside of his jurisdiction of the authority.
Most citizens have never read the Municipal Act nor the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to understand the ranges of authority held by each of our three levels of government.
Topics like climate change, pandemic lockdown policies and programs promoted by globalist entities such as the United Nations, the IPCC, UNESCO or ICLEI come up often. These largely fall beyond any power that your ward Councillor may possess.
The Failure of Public Edication.
If the average Canadian possesses a poor understanding of the responsibilities of elected and unelected government officials, and if our elected officials become agitated by questions posed by constituents who are often ignorant of how “democracy” in Canada works, why is this?
The sheer complexity of Canada’s regulatory landscape clearly deserves the most blame. Our media organizations also show no interest in teaching/informing the public, not even the taxpayer-funded CBC. The lack of transparency by most public institutions certainly contributes to the problem.
Why is public knowledge so weak concerning even the fundamental structures and responsibilities of the federal, provincial and municipal levels of government?
I remember one class in 1969 by my grade 13 History teacher taught the basics of governance in Canada. Are those lessons still taught today?
Are new immigrants to Canada expected to complete appropriate studies before citizenship is granted?
If a country like South Korea can require two years of military service after high school, could Canada require at least 3 months of training in the fundamentals of Economics and Political Science?
Armed with this subject knowledge, all students and new Canadians would be better prepared to take on the responsibilities of citizenship where their knowledge and expectations of governments are concerned!
STRENGTH IN NUMBERS
How much more effective could the “STRENGTH IN NUMBERS” Lobbying Strategy be if your time, money and efforts were better informed?
Would a constituent’s conversation with a ward Councillor be more welcome if a request for help was appropriate, knowledgeable, factual, actionable and appreciated for its thoroughness?
If the same approach was taken when petitioning MPs and MPPs, how much further progress could be make when interacting with them?
Too often, citizens choose an aggressive approach to be heard by their elected officials.
One local man went too far in his efforts to “fight City Council” and he currently sits in jail waiting for a bail hearing.
Needless to say, his methods did not win him any friends in our local government.
KNOWLEDGE MATTERS.
Let’s leverage knowledge to make our political efforts count!
Join The FRANK STRONACH FOUNDATION For ECONOMIC RIGHTS to make it as effective as it can be!
And don’t forget: if your single vote has no power, your “collective advocacy” through Frank’s Foundation has much more power to incentivize our lawmakers and regulators to sit up and pay attention. Let’s become…
TOO BIG TO IGNORE
