5 h. ago GREEN: Time to finally cut red tape and liberate businesses in Canada

Ever since Donald Trump overturned the tables of the regulators in America’s administrative state, many Canadians have finally recognized Canada also has a major excessive regulatory problem of its own. Indeed, Canada’s economy is festooned with red tape. Businesses are forced to comply with seemingly endless paperwork and reporting requirements pertaining to every dimension of […]

Economics

19 h. ago Spectre of Trump tariffs already impacting Calgary businesses, say advocates

Calgary Chamber of Commerce President Deborah Yedlin called for short-term business supports, improvements in competitiveness through less red tape and taxation and better collaboration between governments

Economics

4 d. ago Former Liberal minister Randy Boissonnault’s pandemic startup banned from government contracts

Some competitors welcomed the decision for clarifying what procurement officials consider unacceptable in a contractor

Politics

6 d. ago Cut red tape faster, family doctors urge, as B.C. legislature resumes sittings

In Tuesday's speech, the NDP government pointed to efforts to recruit and retain more doctors, while allowing doctors to spend more time with their patients. 

Science

6 d. ago Logan Boulet impact lives on as national Green Shirt Day event kicks off in Edmonton for first time

Green Shirt Day, held every April 7, commemorates the victims and families of the 2018 Humboldt Broncos bus crash, including defenseman Logan Boulet, who donated his organs and sparked a nationwide movement.

Society

7 d. ago EU publishes farming sector reform ‘vision’ which aims to cut red tape and redistribute subsidies

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive on Wednesday heeded the call of activist agricultural organizations and the complaints of hard-right parties by proposing a vision for the future of farming and food production that aims to cut deep into the complicated rules designed to protect the environment. The blueprint, which seek to better protect […]

Society

7 d. ago Trade barriers: Red tape between provinces costing London area $1.4B

Barriers to trading goods between provinces could be costing the wider London area as much as $1.4 billion in lost production a year, a national economist says.

Economics