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EPISODE · Jul 3, 2026 · 4 MIN

Why Is Government Making It Harder To Run A Business?

from The LeDrew Three Minute Interview

Small business owner Jim Doan joins Stephen LeDrew to talk about the growing burden of government bureaucracy, taxes, red tape, financing challenges, and the rising cost of doing business in Canada.In this episode, LeDrew and Doan discuss how small businesses are being forced to spend more time and money dealing with forms, remittances, questionnaires, regulations, and multiple levels of government — while still trying to serve customers and keep prices reasonable.They also discuss the pressure small business owners face from banks, property taxes, municipal taxes, and an overbearing government that continues to grow while small businesses are expected to balance their books.This is a blunt conversation about what it really takes to run a business in Canada today — and why big government is making life harder for the people who create jobs and keep communities moving.Topics covered in this episode:Small business in CanadaGovernment bureaucracyRed tape and regulationTaxes and rising costsBusiness financing challengesProperty and municipal taxesThe cost of big governmentRunning a family businessIndependent media and government fundingWhy small businesses are under pressure Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Small business owner Jim Doan joins Stephen LeDrew to talk about the growing burden of government bureaucracy, taxes, red tape, financing challenges, and the rising cost of doing business in Canada.In this episode, LeDrew and Doan discuss how small businesses are being forced to spend more time and money dealing with forms, remittances, questionnaires, regulations, and multiple levels of government — while still trying to serve customers and keep prices reasonable.They also discuss the pressure small business owners face from banks, property taxes, municipal taxes, and an overbearing government that continues to grow while small businesses are expected to balance their books.This is a blunt conversation about what it really takes to run a business in Canada today — and why big government is making life harder for the people who create jobs and keep communities moving.Topics covered in this episode:Small business in CanadaGovernment bureaucracyRed tape and regulationTaxes and rising costsBusiness financing challengesProperty and municipal taxesThe cost of big governmentRunning a family businessIndependent media and government fundingWhy small businesses are under pressure Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Small business owner Jim Doan joins Stephen LeDrew to talk about the growing burden of government bureaucracy, taxes, red tape, financing challenges, and the rising cost of doing business in Canada.In this episode, LeDrew and Doan discuss how small...

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