ADVOCACY UPDATE

Thank you to everyone that attended the first Political Power Hour session as part of the WRLA Showcase. We were delighted to assemble Ministers from the Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba governments to provide an overview of their government’s focus and, of course, field questions from the industry.

The burning question from WRLA members continues to be “will there be consideration for a home renovation tax credit in Alberta and Manitoba?”. The program that the Government of Saskatchewan implemented has been well received by constituents as well as local businesses and we acknowledged that had this session been hosted in person, Minister Eyre would have received a standing ovation! Following this positive discussion, Minister Schweitzer and Minister Eichler had requested the WRLA resubmit their proposal for review. This has been completed and we will continue to update members on progress and next steps.

Next up, the WRLA was invited to participate in a roundtable discussion with Minister Jim Carr, Special Representative for the Prairies. A variety of organizations that represent businesses in the Saskatoon region were invited to participate, provide candid feedback on the success of the federal response to the pandemic, highlight gaps that still exist and make asks to be reviewed by the federal government. WRLA members were surveyed and provided excellent feedback that was addressed with Minister Carr. Follow-up discussion is to ensue and we will keep you updated.

Get full details at wrla.org/advocacy