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Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Province Slightly Improving In Removing Red Tape

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business releasing it's annual Red Tape Report Card.

The province showing slight improvement from it's 2010 C- score by getting a C+ for 2011.

The report evaluates government's progress on regulatory reform.

The grade puts the province in the middle of the pack -- the CFIB says a government wide plan to reduce red tape is still lacking but steps have been taken over the last few years.

Premier Alward is also getting credit for setting a red tape reduction target of 20 percent, a promise he made when he was campaigning.

British Columbia got the highest grade while Northwest Territories was at the bottom.