On April 11, 2024, Dino Kantzavelos had the honour of representing the @canadian_fabricare_association before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance in Ottawa, advocating for an industry that employs more than 25,000 Canadians and is built largely on small, independently owned businesses.

The proposal:

A 25% household tax incentive for professional textile-care services, including:

Dry cleaning.

Wet cleaning.

Laundry wash & fold.

Clothing repair and alterations.

Area rug cleaning.

Drapery and upholstery cleaning.

Why?

Because supporting these services does more than help one industry.

It helps keep Canadian small businesses operating, Canadians employed and households saving money, while encouraging people to maintain and repair what they already own rather than replace it.

A similar consumer incentive model was implemented in Sweden to support its fabric-care sector.

Now we believe it deserves serious consideration here at home.

This is not a partisan issue.

It is a Canadian small-business issue. A jobs issue. A household affordability issue.

So our message to Ottawa is simple:

Mr. Prime Minister, can we bring The 25% Solution to life?

If you believe Canadian small businesses and the people they employ deserve ideas like this on the table, share this Reel and help us get this conversation to Ottawa.

https://parlvu.parl.gc.ca/Harmony/en/PowerBrowser/PowerBrowserV2/20240411/-1/41317?gefdesc=&startposition=20240411153209

The presentation starts at: 16:44:30 1st Q and A starts at 17:29:20 2nd Q and A starts at 17:42:01