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Rob and members of the Commission Meeting With Roundtable.
Calgary Roundtable
January 20, 2011 – Calgary, Alberta – The Honourable Rob Moore, Minister of Small Business and Tourism and MP for Fundy Royal, hosted a roundtable with entrepreneurs and small business owners in Calgary to discuss ways in which our Government can more efficiently cut red tape.
Red tape is a significant impeding factor facing small business in Canada. As was promised in our 2007 Budget, between 2007 and 2009, we reduced federal red tape by 20% through the Paperwork Burden Reduction Initiative. This Initiative eliminated almost 80,000 regulatory requirements and information obligations by streamlining regulations and eliminating duplicate requirements. This made things much easier for small business owners, but our Government recognizes that there is still more work to be done. This is why we have been hosting a series of roundtables to see what new measures should be recommended by the recently-announced Red Tape Reduction Commission to assist entrepreneurs in dealing with red tape. Our Government would also like to welcome all who wish to take part in the process to visit. www.reduceredtape.gc.ca which will be open until March 31, 2011.
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For further information, please contact:
Michael Sona
Special Assistant - Communications
Office of the Honourable Rob Moore
Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism)
613-996-2316
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