Canadian red tape commission finds 2300 'irritants'

The final report of the Canadian government's Red Tape Reduction Commission won't be ready until later this fall, but an interim report offers the government plenty of suggestions for cutting government bureaucracy. The minister in charge, who chairs the Commisison, told the press  that a series of consultations and roundtables across Canada identified some 2,300 "irritants" for the business community. Without forfeiting the benefits of sound regulation for the health and safety of citizens, the government should reduce compliance costs, which were often transferred to consumers, employees and investors. For more, see CBC News article.