It’s Red Tape Awareness Week, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business’s annual campaign that challenges governments across Canada to reduce red tape and modernize regulation.

 

According to a recent CFIB survey, 90 per cent of businesses say it’s important for government to reduce red tape, but three quarters are not confident governments are committed to doing so.

 

That being said, the CFIB has given the Manitoba government an “A” on its red tape report card.

 

Spokesperson Annie Dormuth shares the details.

 

“Governments across Canada, including Manitoba, maintained an A on accountability, which again comes to annual reporting of the total regulations in the province. It maintained it’s higher grade with regards to the total burden of regulations looking at the total cost of regulatory burden in the province as well as other things such as direct consumer wine, a shipment of wine.”

 

Learn more about Red Tape Awareness Week on Thompson Today at 12:40 and 5:10 this afternoon.