Senator calls for more Canadian investment in SMEs ahead of federal budget
Senator Daryl Frindhandler
Canada needs to do more to ensure that its substantial pools of investment capital are available to help small and medium-sized businesses grow, according to a Canadian senator who helped lead a recent study of the country’s SME financing challenges.
And with the federal budget scheduled for Thursday, Senator Daryl Fridhandler of Alberta is hoping to see the government take meaningful steps toward improving the environment for Canadian entrepreneurs.
Fridhandler, a member of the Senate’s Standing Committee on Banking, Commerce and the Economy, joins this…
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