Creating employment in the many small towns across Canada can be difficult to accomplish.
Tonight I went to a charity auction function and sat beside the mayor of our small town. I asked him why our community does not have an economic development officer. After all you’re not going to attract employment growth into a community without a department that takes responsibility to create that employment for that community.
The mayor told me the tax payers are not willing to increase taxes to pay for the employment of such a department.
However we have a new Ramada Inn hotel being build and also have a new 20 million dollar community center that is hoping to attract conventions into the community.
I told the mayor the right person may be able to create a fund raiser to create a funding base to pay for the economic development position.
The mayor then told me people in the community people will only contribute to nonprofit programs that help special causes in the community.
I then asked the mayor if they could hire an economic development person on commission basis based on new tax revenues created for the community.
The mayor told me they have tried that once and failed so they are not willing to try that commission idea again.
What comes to my mind is how many mayors in small towns across Canada have the same issue and how is this challenging shaping the unemployment numbers in Canada?
If I am right, this lack of desire to create new employment for a community ends up turning into a Federal Canada government challenge issue that can shape future elections, because if you have enough of these type of mayors that have failed, the Canadian job growth market will suffer greatly.
All the mayor really wants to do is run the small town business and not take responsibility for the employment issues that are, driving out the youth out of small towns and into cities. Leaving the town in an “unemployable person” position that prevents companies from investing in the small community, because if they do, all you have are retired people left in the community.
What I wonder is can the government design an educational program that can target mayors in small towns under 10,000 people.
My idea revolves around a three step solution.
Step One
Design an economic development program that offers an educational course to the mayor full of economic development ideas that will help him create employment opportunities and investment in his or her town.
Restore the confidence in their ability to create employment.
A Federal government web site that networks all small towns in Canada. A website which the mayor and town can register on and create a web page on what that community, can offer to prospective Canadian and global companies that are looking to expand their investment business opportunities in Canada.
A Federal government small business tax incentive for corporations willing to expand their business into small towns in Canada.
Step Two
Have the government design an education program that offers an educational course to the potential economic development officer the town selects to hire. A course that is full of economic development ideas that will help the new town employee create employment opportunities and investment in his or her town.
In order to pay that person $50,000 per year plus a $10,000 operations budget for the first year of employment, split the wage costs of that person in a grant to the town paid for 50/50 Provincial and Federal.
After 1 year the town program will have to graduate to a 50% commission basis for the economic development person and 50% Provincial and Federal funding grant for that person employed and trained.
After the end of the 2nd year, the 3rd year starts 75% commission and 25% Federal and Provincial grant for the town.
Step Three
Provide taxation targets for the small town to achieve in order to qualify for the next years funding for the program. A future tax revenue program that is designed to help grow employment and investment into that community and pay its way with increased taxes paid by that community created by expanded employment and corporate growth in that community.
Conclusion
Creating employment in small towns in Canada involves the government going the extra mile by solving the small town mayor’s challenges for him or her. This is a type of government sponsored apprenticeship program that directly creates jobs growth in Canada.
Applying the right technology and education and funding programs that prevent small towns shrinking employment opportunities can turn a challenge into a victory, and will stimulate fresh taxation opportunities for both Provincial and the Federal governments.
Perhaps a pilot project with a Federal Conservative government working collectively with a Provincial Conservative government.
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Email Letter Sixty One
Dear Mr. President Barak Obama
10/23/2011
I hope this small idea helps play a small role for you in helping you win the next election.
From: Perry Ritthaler [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2011 8:30 PM
To: Prime Minister/Premier ministre ([email protected])
Subject: Education that may empower democracy reforms in the Middle East
Dear Prime Minister Steven Harper
With so many new democracies unfolding I wanted to be proactive and explain some of the pit falls and valleys in democracy to people in the Middle East.
So I posted this article on the Aljazeera blog tonight.
I wish you good luck at solving the challenges facing Canada at the upcoming G20 meetings.
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