The Canadian Union of Public Employees has also started a campaign to persuade people to spend at least 10 per cent of their disposal income with local businesses in your own backyard.
The Provincial President of CUPE Daniel Legere tells CHSJ News if enough people do this, it would make an enormous difference to local economies for the better.
Legere makes a distinction, however, between the big box stores and local businesses. He says if you spend $100 in a big box store, $15 of that stays in the community whereas if you spend the $100 at a local business, $45 will remain in your community. He believes there's a hunger among many consumers to buy local.
