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CFIB nominates 10 "Red Tape Warriors"


Golden Scissors Award honours politicians and public servants for reducing red tape

TORONTO, Jan. 19, 2018 /CNW/ - In advance of Red Tape Awareness Week 2018, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is unveiling the finalists for the Golden Scissors Award ? the annual prize recognizing politicians, public servants, or other Canadians showing leadership in cutting red tape for small business.

"These are good-news stories of governments walking the walk by cutting red tape," said Laura Jones, CFIB's executive vice-president. "The Golden Scissors finalists deserve public recognition: the policy choices they are making will have a long-lasting positive impact, allowing business owners to concentrate their efforts and resources on growing their business."

The winner will be announced on Friday, January 26. The finalists include:

Find out more about the finalists and how they've helped small business owners.

About Red Tape Awareness Weektm
Now in its ninth year, Red Tape Awareness Weektm (January 22?26) highlights the cost and impact of excessive regulations. The annual campaign continues to influence governments across the country to launch red tape reduction initiatives. To learn more, visit CFIB.ca/redtape and follow #redtape.

About CFIB
CFIB is Canada's largest association of small and medium-sized businesses with 109,000 members across every sector and region. Learn more at cfib.ca.

SOURCE Canadian Federation of Independent Business (Toronto)


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