MORNEAU WINS CFIB BUSINESS OWNERS’ VOTE FOR RED TAPE

Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau has been awarded the 2018 Business Choice Award for Most Egregious Example of Red Tape. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business survey of small-business owners resulted in 14 Paperweight finalists. Morneau, pictured, took top prize with 25 per cent of the vote. The CFIB said he added “more complexity to the tax code by imposing a subjective ‘reasonableness test’ on business owners who share income with family members.” Other winners include Quebec’s Labour Department for forcing businesses to post notices informing employees they will soon be posting another notice, and the City of Ottawa for setting up roadblocks for food trucks with red tape and a “food truck selection committee.”