Rocco Rossi

LATEST STORIES BY ROCCO ROSSI

ROSSI: Critical change required to protect employers and employees during pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic forced many employers to reduce or close operations due to a lack of business, while others shut down due to emergency government orders.

May 29, 2020 Columnists

A view of Yonge and Dundas Square in Toronto, April 8, 2020.

OPINION: Franchisee owners cannot be left behind

The federal government has done a commendable job in responding to and supporting the business community during the pandemic. Their willingness to revisit emergency programs deployed is both unprecedented and appreciated.

April 30, 2020 Columnists

Sherry McNeil, left, is president and CEO of the Canadian Franchise Association and Rocco Rossi is president and CEO of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce.

OPINION: Lessons from the pandemic reveal how to rebuild our economy

It seems like each day the world changes before our eyes with the COVID-19 pandemic unleashing unprecedented disruption. With an unclear end in sight, it is not easy to think about the future. However, to best thank all those who have sacrificed to fight this pandemic, we need to define the fundamentals for our economic recovery.

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April 22, 2020 Columnists

ROSSI: Ontario must push for barrier-free trade with U.S.

With the recent ratification of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement south of the border – and its imminent ratification here at home – many Ontarians are breathing a sigh of relief.

February 17, 2020 Columnists

Border traffic at the Peace Bridge. (Postmedia files)

ROSSI: Ford fixes flaws in Liberal minimum wage bill

On behalf of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce and its 60,000 members in 135 communities across Ontario I would like to applaud Premier Doug Ford for responding to the needs of workers and businesses across the province with Bill 47, the Making Ontario Open for Business Act. It is important that labour reforms are both reasonable to employers and fair to workers. The compounding reforms introduced by that legislation forced employers to decrease staff hours, halt capital investment, and increase their reliance on automation in an effort to stay afloat. Government policy that makes it difficult to grow and hire is not good for the economy or for workers. With our province facing both a skills and labour shortage, it is now more critical than ever for government to ensure both employers and employees are prepared for the labour market needs of tomorrow. We believe that Bill 47 is a step in the right direction for this province’s labour market.

November 3, 2018 Columnists

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe (left) and Ontario Premier Doug Ford hold a joint news conference after a meeting at Queen's Park in Toronto on Monday, October 29, 2018. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press)

Opinion: On behalf of men with prostate cancer and their families

A recent opinion piece in The Sun by Alan Cassels made the claim that PSA testing is the poster child of arrogance for preventive health. To elaborate on this claim, Cassels cited a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine that followed men with localized (contained to the prostate) prostate cancer for 10 years as they underwent one of three randomized treatment streams: radiation therapy, prostate removal, or monitoring using Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) tests. In each cohort, survival after 10 years was the same at 99 per cent.

November 18, 2016 Opinion

Blood sample for PSA (Prostate-specific antigen) testing [PNG Merlin Archive]