Ryan Mitton

Director of Legislative Affairs for @cfibBC. Proud Canadian. 🇨🇦

Alumnus @mcgillu and @LSEPublicPolicy. I love Hansard, StatsCan, and #bcpoli

[Ryan Mitton @rmttn]

ICMYI: @cfibBC data shows that small businesses overwhelmingly prefer focusing on economic growth and public sector efficiency over tax hikes.

Important context as the province and many local governments make critical fiscal decisions in the months ahead. #bcpoli

[CFIB - British Columbia @cfibBC]

Congratulations @G_Anderson1 on your appointment as Parliamentary Secretary for Energy and Climate Solutions.

CFIB looks forward to working with you to deliver affordable energy choices for BC's small businesses.

[Keyli Loeppky @keyliloeppky]

Governments set a May 31 deadline to remove one of Canada's most obvious internal trade barriers: direct-to-consumer alcohol shipping.

The result? Only Manitoba and New Brunswick got it done.

If premiers are serious about breaking down internal trade barriers, they need to start meeting their own deadlines. Small businesses don't need more announcements—they need action and results.
#InternalTrade #cdnpoli

[CFIB - British Columbia @cfibBC]

How BC small businesses can help create more opportunities for young workers was at the top of our agenda in today’s meeting with Minister @KahlonRav.
Thank you, Minister, for taking the time to hear from CFIB! #bcpoli

[Ryan Mitton @rmttn]

It was a pleasure to appear at the BC Budget 2027 consultations today to provide @cfibBC's recommendations to fix BC's entrepreneurial drought.

My thanks to Chair @PaulChoiBC and Deputy Chair @DonegalWilson for their thoughtful questions.

[Ryan Mitton @rmttn]

B.C. small businesses are at a disadvantage as other provinces cut taxes. Read more👇

https://t.co/HKoFw4CYxT

[No Context BC Gov @NoContextBCGov]

Today is the last day of the spring 2026 sitting! Thank you to the MLAs, staff, and media who keep #bcpoli running.

We hope this I Think You Should Leave-inspired compilation captures the funnier (and more chaotic) moments from the past months. Turbo Team, out!

[CFIB - British Columbia @cfibBC]

Thank you MLA @gavindew for meeting with CFIB to discuss BC's rising youth unemployment and how small businesses can help create more opportunities.

📢 Small businesses are often a first step into the workforce, but rising costs are making it harder to hire and train young workers. #bcpoli 1/2

[Ryan Mitton @rmttn]

BC's small business tax rate hasn't moved in nearly a decade, and entrepreneurs are starting to fall behind.

We can't forget about the 98% of BC businesses that are small businesses.👇

[CFIB - British Columbia @cfibBC]

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[CFIB - British Columbia @cfibBC]

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[CFIB - British Columbia @cfibBC]

📢 BC small businesses are caught between a rock and a hard place.
With the minimum wage rising to $18.25/hr on June 1 and a looming PST expansion, cost pressures are stacking up.
👇CFIB's @rmttn explains via @BIVnews : https://t.co/BtsePTvytn #bcpoli

[CFIB - British Columbia @cfibBC]

📢 Big win for small business in Vancouver!
CFIB, as part of the BC Coalition for Affordable Dependable Energy, pushed back on costly energy rules raising rents and operating costs.
More choice, less red tape. Thanks to members who spoke up and signed our petition! #bcpoli

[Paul Vieira @paulvieira]

Confidence nosedives among Canada small and mid-sized firms due to elevated energy costs. Firms surveyed in May indicate they anticipate raising prices by over 3% -- or a second straight month they expect price hikes of 3%-plus. On WSJ wires:

[Dan Kelly @CFIB]

I have some sad news to share today. CFIB's founder, John Bulloch, passed away recently in Toronto at age 92.

John was recognized as a Member of the Order of Canada for his work in creating our country's small business advocacy organization.

John called me a few weeks ago, letting me know he had received some tough news from his doctors. When I visited him in the hospital the next day, his focus was not on himself (even after spending the night in the hallway), but on what was happening at CFIB.

CFIB is planning a celebration of John’s life and legacy in the weeks ahead, in our Toronto office. This feels right as, a few years back, I named our office the John and Mary Bulloch Building on their 60th wedding anniversary.

On a personal note, I will remember John as a great Canadian, a personal supporter and an incredibly funny and fascinating man. He lived the definition of a life well lived – living independently with the love of his life until age 92 and leaving a legacy of a strong organization focused on building a better country. John, I will miss you.

CFIB's statement on founder John Bulloch’s passing: https://t.co/75aVtwpw0z

[Dan Kelly @CFIB]

Ridiculous!

[Ryan Mitton @rmttn]

SIGN THE PETITION to stop this tax grab: https://t.co/Z7djUvUz6T

[Ryan Mitton @rmttn]

If you want yet another example of why BC's new PST on professional services hurts our economy, look no further:

Businesses with any locations in BC will now have to prorate and pay PST on their accounting services, even if both the HQ and accounting firm are located outside the province.

Why bother starting a business or opening a storefront here if you're going to suffer death by a thousand cuts?

It's not just the cost, its the red tape that adds insult to injury!

Petty tax grabs like this are why we are facing an entrepreneurial drought.

The only solution is to scrap this tax hike! #bcpoli

[Sam Howard @smilingsam1]

Meanwhile in BC, despite being massively overfunded, nada, nothing, zero back to small business owners. Shame

[Dan Kelly @CFIB]

Great panel of CFIB’s Directors from across the country at our annual legislative meeting in Montreal. Happy to be working with these smart people.

[CFIB News @CFIBNews]

We've partnered with the North American Equipment Dealers Association (@NaedaEquip), a trade association representing equipment dealers in North America.

Their members get access to all #CFIB_member benefits:
✔️ Unlimited business resources and support
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✔️ Strong advocacy for #smallbusiness
✔️ And much more!

Don't miss out on these fantastic benefits! Discover how #CFIB can support your group today! Visit: https://t.co/8FRoUJzeQB

[Ryan Mitton @rmttn]

No better place to publish an oped on entrepreneurial drought than with a new media business!

My CFIB colleagues make the case in @sitkamedia that if the province wants stronger job growth, healthier communities and more sustainable public finances, it must stop treating entrepreneurs like an afterthought. 👇

https://t.co/dgMio3kJcg