From the editorial: "(Medved's) business-minded, more-conservative perspective will be missed on an elected body long dominated by liberals and with a reputation for being less than friendly to business."
Winnipeg Free Press
Last Modified: 6:25 AM CST Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021 | Updates
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Harman Kaur, co-owner of Spa Botanica on Corydon Avenue, says cutting down red tape for businesses could be ‘a matter of survival.’
For struggling businesses, pandemic-related shutdowns aren’t the only source of worry in 2021.
For struggling businesses, pandemic-related shutdowns aren’t the only source of worry in 2021.
Also cause for concern are the mandated fees, operational tariffs and professional permits some business owners believe represent a wall of red tape hindering recovery efforts, as they brace for reopenings in a state of flux.
The cost of those regulations from all three levels of government totalled nearly $39 billion in 2020, suggest data released this week by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.