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Minister Moore and RTRC members meeting with participants
Rob and Saint John MP Rodney Weston addressing the media following the discussions
Red Tape Reduction in Saint John
February 11, 2011 -- Saint John, New Brunswick -- The Honourable Rob Moore, Minister of State for Small Business and Tourism and MP for Fundy Royal, was pleased to take part in a roundtable discussion hosted in Saint John, New Brunswick. Saint John MP Rodney Weston was also present at the discussion.
Small and medium-sized businesses are a critical driver of the Canadian economy. The Red Tape Reduction Commission will help ensure that they can grow, prosper and create jobs without being impeded by unnecessary government regulations. The Commission will also look at the cost associated with federal regulatory requirements that businesses face, and provide advice on permanent solutions for reducing the overall compliance burden.
In March 2009, our Government fulfilled its Budget 2007 commitment to reduce the paperwork burden by 20% under the Paperwork Burden Reduction Initiative. The initiative eliminated almost 80,000 regulatory requirements and information obligations by streamlining regulations, eliminating duplicate requirements and overlapping obligations, and reducing information requirements. The Red Tape Reduction Commission will continue in this tradition.
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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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