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Feds remove regulatory barriers to trade, hope provinces will follow suit
Ottawa, ON — The federal government is taking immediate steps to remove some regulatory barriers to trade across the country, hoping to persuade provinces to follow its example. For starters, it is making the national building code available for free,…
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Premiers announce agreement in principle on flow of alcohol across borders and action on truck weight restrictions
St. Andrews, NB — Canada’s premiers have agreed in principle to reduce trade barriers regarding the transportation of alcohol across provincial and territorial borders, although they have not released details around personal limits or on when the move will be…
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Golden Scissors award for red tape reduction in Quebec
TORONTO, Ont.– To close out Red Tape Awareness Week, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) announced this morning that Quebec ministers Sam Hamad, and Jean-Denis Girard, are joint winners of the Golden Scissors award for leading and implementing measures to reduce red tape on small businesses.…
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Nipigon River Bridge re-opened to a single lane
NIPIGON, Ont. – The newly-built Nipigon River Bridge located in Northern Ontario has split thanks to the cold, severing the only transportation link between Eastern and Western Canada – the Trans-Canada Highway. However, as of this morning, the OPP tweeted that the bridge has…