15 Quotes by Laura Jones

We've got businesses on the North Shore who have seen 30 per cent property tax increases on top of 40 per cent the year before and 30 per cent the year before that, then you're hitting them with another basically property tax. . . . It's just the straw that broke the camel's back, it's too much.

Next week's textile negotiations are a crucial test for this administration. The U.S. must not create yet another textile agreement that leads domestic manufacturers to believe that they have a right to permanent protection.

B.C. is suffering and Alberta is worse. If you want a glimpse at the future just look east, and that's frightening for small business owners.

I thought I was just having false (labor) pains again.

We worked like really hard. We all work really well together. I think that's a big part of it, too.

At some point it becomes unsustainable, and then it doesn't just hurt businesses, it hurts all of us.

It's hard to say if it's the most romantic place in the world. It's certainly a little cleaner than Paris.

The best arrangements are flexible and negotiated between employer and an employee rather than government mandated.

It takes each driver two-to-three years to learn how to separate the different grades, It is never going to be a cheap product.