Craig Burnham

Father of 3, husband, and business owner of Sportstown Soccer.

[Craig Burnham @cburnham77]

Trump can’t even say Gianni properly…calling Infantino “Johnny”! 😆 @FIFAPresident @FIFAWorldCup

[Craig Burnham @cburnham77]

SHAME on @FIFAcom for this disgusting award to the orange faced clown! @FIFAPresident you have embarrassed our global game by promoting Trump with such an award! What a great way to ruin the @FIFAWorldCup draw.

[Craig Burnham @cburnham77]

Geezus @fuboTVCanada !!! Get a grip on how many times the NordVPN ad is played every 2-mins during pre-game, halftime, & post-game PL. Utterly ridiculous! @fuboTV @fuboSports @fubosupport

[Dan Kelly @CFIB]

Millions of dollars in goods are returned after Christmas as retailers often have extended return periods (some starting in November). Many consumers will have paid GST/HST on items that are temporarily zero rated due to the tax holiday.

Consumers will expect to get their taxes back, but many retail systems will not be sophisticated enough to do this automatically once the merchant has zero rated the item.

The same will happen in late February - systems may refund GST/HST on goods purchased during the holiday when none was paid.

Was even a passing thought given to this administrative hornets' nest?

[Dan Kelly @CFIB]

How charming of the federal "public service" union. Let's punish small businesses over the requirement to come to the office a few times a week.

Perhaps small business should just refuse to pay their federal taxes which fund generous civil service salaries, benefits and pensions. Oh right, that's against the law.

https://t.co/8nocFe4vqO

[CFIB News @CFIBNews]

Six overfunded workers’ compensation boards (WCBs) across Canada are currently holding onto $4.9 billion in excess funds that should be returned to small businesses, finds CFIB’s latest research snapshot.

Read More 🔗⬇️ https://t.co/gfgDu0jqA6

[CFIB News @CFIBNews]

In 5 days, the #carbontax is set to increase by 23%! 💢

This tax has contributed to the rising cost of doing business in Canada, and at great expense to #smallbiz.

We want the government to fix Canada’s broken carbon tax system. Join our fight today: https://t.co/2tuepsXUUO

[Sportstown Soccer @stsoccershop]

We are proud to partner with @catchcorner by @sportsillustrated to make renting one of our indoor turf fields WAY easier! Head to https://t.co/gPaIm4ZwP8 or download the app to make your booking! Take advantage of a limited-time discount code ‘sps10’ to save $10 off your booking.

[CFIB-FCEI Ottawa @cfibNational]

Ottawa owes small businesses in four provinces $2,600 to $7,000 each in stalled carbon tax rebates for the past five years https://t.co/D9BfArivMM

[Dan Kelly @CFIB]

Ottawa owes small businesses in four provinces $2,600 to $7,000 each in stalled carbon tax rebates for the past five years https://t.co/YogD950x7L

[Sportstown Soccer @stsoccershop]

Introducing the new @pumafootball FUTURE 7 of the Phenomenal Pack! Men’s, Women’s, & Kids models now available in limited quantities, both in-store and our online shop!
@puma #FUTURE #Future7 #sportstownsoccer

[Dan Kelly @CFIB]

Government reported yesterday that 75% of #CEBA loans were paid by the Jan 18 deadline. I'm pleased for all those who were able to scrape the $ together to pay off the loan in time to benefit from the forgivable portion.

This is no surprise to us at CFIB. Our most recent member survey showed that 22% would not be able to meet the Jan 18 deadline - almost exactly what happened (clip and save for the next time a govt questions the accuracy of CFIB member data).

But I don’t think government should interpret this as a sign that all is well for Canadian small businesses.

The 25% that missed the deadline represents 225,000 small firms – a staggering number unable to come up with $40,000 almost 4 years after the pandemic started.

And it also hides the fact that a huge number of those that repaid their CEBA loans did so by borrowing the money to do so. CFIB earlier estimate that a third of CEBA loan holders would be forced to take out a bank loan, borrow against their home or use a line of credit to repay the government on time.

While government got its money back, the debt burden to many small businesses didn’t suddenly go away – it just moved from the left pocket to the right one. Canadians wouldn't celebrate if they paid off their Visa bill with a cash advance on their Mastercard. Neither will small business owners.

[The Roy Green Show @TheRoyGreenShow]

small business owners across Canada are facing real difficulty as the deadline for CEBA repayment has passed and Ottawa refuses to extend. @CFIB president/CEO Dan Kelly joins us today (Jan20), with a small business owner experiencing such real difficulty.

[Emily Brown @emilyabrown2025]

@TheRoyGreenShow @CFIB Sad to hear 1 in 5 restaurants at imminent risk of closure with the rest worried about their future in this NOT SME friendly environment.

[Dan Kelly @CFIB]

After a busy week and dozens of interviews, I wanted to share my reflections on the CEBA loan deadline.

Today is a sad day for many Canadian small business owners.  An estimated 200,000 small businesses woke up even deeper in pandemic debt than they were on Thursday.

It is a sad finding that an additional $20,000 in debt could mean the end of a Canadian business, but that is where CFIB research tells us so many are at nearly four years after the pandemic began.

Small businesses didn’t take on these loans because they wanted to nor because they were foolish business owners making bad decisions. They took on this debt at the start of a worldwide pandemic when governments ordered them to close in order to protect society. At the time, governments said they needed a few weeks to flatten the curve and economists predicted pent-up demand would create booming economic times following the end of restrictions.

Instead, Canada had the longest lockdowns in the world, with restaurants and gyms shut tight for up to 430 days over a two-year period in some parts of Canada.

The post-pandemic spending spree never materialized for small businesses. It was replaced with inflation and massive cost hikes on every line of a business’ budget. Today, only half of small businesses are back to pre-pandemic levels of sales.

I am very worried about what the next few months hold for Canadian small business owners as the reality of their increased debt level takes hold.

I urge Canadians to do all they can to support the small, independently owned and operated businesses in their communities.

I urge governments to right the ship and drop any plans to increase small business costs, such as the April 1 federal hikes in carbon and liquor taxes. A good start would be a decision on the part of the federal government to return the $2.5 billion in fuel taxes it has been sitting on since 2019 despite promises to return it to small business.

For our part, CFIB will be working hard to help small businesses with any outstanding CEBA problems. These include going to bat for those who tried to seek bank financing but may struggle to gain access to the special extension to March 28 due to inaccurate information from their bank. It also includes advocating for those who were deemed ineligible for CEBA loans to ensure they are treated with flexibility and are permitted to make their case if minor administrative mistakes denied them access to the forgivable portion of the loan.

Today is a sad day for many small businesses. Let's do all we can to help.

[Dan Kelly @CFIB]

Reminder: Businesses pay 40% of the carbon tax but are currently getting 0% of the rebates. Even the 10% - now $2.5 billion - that was supposed to be allocated to small businesses since 2019 has not been returned.

[CFIB News @CFIBNews]

CFIB is very disappointed the federal government has ignored the pleas of tens of thousands of small business owners to give them more time to repay their Canada Emergency Business Account (#CEBA) loans in order to keep the forgivable portion.

Read More: https://t.co/ZbxTjj5LL3

[Dan Kelly @CFIB]

Businesses may have to ‘pull the plug’ after CEBA deadline comes and goes, small biz advocate says – Ottawa Business Journal https://t.co/I5vli85ULr

[Dan Kelly @CFIB]

CEBA repayment deadline is tomorrow: Hundreds of thousands of small businesses will see their pandemic debt rise by 50% on Friday https://t.co/lc1BTCGlSB

[Craig Burnham @cburnham77]

Is this enough warning to prepare for and ACTUALLY get salt trucks and plows out on our roads tonight and overnight?! Unlike last week?! Wouldn’t it be amazing if our City management was PROACTIVE and not reactive! 🤔🤔
@CityofVancouver @MetroVancouver @KenSimCity @AM730Traffic

[The Weather Network @weathernetwork]

A major winter storm is targeting B.C’s South Coast with 5-15+ cm of snow. However, a boom-and-bust storm scenario is currently at play, but both are highly disruptive by Wednesday morning. #BCstorm #BCwx https://t.co/9Ji6KPXk10