Progressive Group for Independent Business (AB)

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Unlike, other organizations we actually get involved in the political process and do not just critique the process from the sidelines. We help our members actually get elected at all levels of government, we attend policy conventions of various parties and get our platforms adopted, and we provide alternative budgets and solutions to constantly reduce the tax burden on individuals and small businesses. Other groups pride themselves on cocktails and newsletters. PGIB prides itself on results!.

The Progressive Group for Independent Business (PGIB) was founded in 1992, in Burlington Ontario as a voice for small 'c' conservative business owners and individuals who were rapidly becoming economic refugees in their own country.

The PGIB was founded in 1992 by Craig B. Chandler and Pascal Conn. Craig and Pascal met at McMaster University when Craig was the President of The McMaster Reform Party Association and Pascal was involved with the Federal Progressive Conservatives. Craig and Pascal showed back in 1992 that Conservatives and Reformers could work together. Upon graduation Craig and Pascal realized that their province of Ontario and their country was so overburdened with red tape and taxes that businesses were either being driven into bankruptcy or out of the province. Pascal Conn's research showed some horrifying statistics. Under a socialist NDP premiere Bob Rae, someone lost their job every five minutes and a company went bankrupt every two and a half hours. In fact, Pascal found that 36% of all businesses in Ontario either went bankrupt or moved out of the province to the Southern United States or Alberta. Pascal Conn died a tragic death in 1993 and is no longer with us. Pascal is deeply missed, but his work is being carried on.

The most important reason you should join is because the system works. We donâ??t want you to volunteer for anything. We donâ??t want to teach you how to do your business. We donâ??t want to discuss the economic climate. We just want to increase your business. Period. We want you to form strategic alliances in the clubs and refer each otherâ??s warm markets. Itâ??s just that simple. This will increase your business. Period.

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