We’re always looking to reduce red tape at every opportunity. We have gone a long ways with regard to licensing of tourism operators and so on. We’ve reduced some of the requirements. On the business side it’s not as easy as it sounds. We just have to look at some of the Auditor General reports and they put pretty onerous reporting requirements on ourselves so that a lot of the paperwork that we require is something that we believe we have to follow proper accounting procedures and certainly the Auditor General comments very quickly if we seem not to be complying. Also we have to be vigilant about legislation that government passes because there’s a lot of legislation that results in an infrared tape increase. Having said that, in working with our clients at the community level, if our economic development officers know the paperwork, we review our procedures so that we reduce red tape wherever possible and we try to push out more accountability and authority to the community level so that we can process it faster in the communities.
Bob McLeod on Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 23rd, 2011. See this statement in context.
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
February 22nd, 2011
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