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      <title>26,000 small business owners call for public sector pension fairness</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[In one of the fastest growing campaigns ever launched by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB), over 26,000 small- and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) have signed petitions calling for fairness in Canada’s public sector pension system.  Today, CFIB is delivering these “action alerts” to MPs in Ottawa.]]></description>
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      <title>Business Barometer® Small business optimism rises slightly heading into 2012</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Optimism among Canadian small- and mid-size businesses continues to improve, but at a reserved pace according to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). The Business Barometer Index ended January at 65.2-just slightly above the 65.0 registered in December but, not enough to register as a statistically significant movement.
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      <title>Canadian farms being flooded by red tape </title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Farmers in Canada are hit the hardest by government regulations and paperwork, according to research released today by CFIB. On the final day of Red Tape Awareness Week™, a CFIB survey shows that 23 per cent of farmers say that if they had known about the burden of regulations, they may not have gone into business.

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      <title>And the winner of the Golden Scissors Award is... </title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[With Red Tape Awareness WeekTM coming to a close, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) has announced the winner of the inaugural Golden Scissors Award. The new annual award recognizes an individual who has successfully motivated or demonstrated leadership and courage, and produced meaningful and positive results in cutting red tape for small business.
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      <title>Innovative red tape recommendations for a more business friendly Canada </title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Federal Red Tape Reduction Commission released its final report today during the Canadian Federation of Independent Business' (CFIB's) third annual Red Tape Awareness WeekTM. The report includes a recommendation to task the Auditor General of Canada with reviewing and reporting on the Government's progress in reducing red tape.
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      <title>Red Tape Report Card reveals mixed results</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[ As part of its third annual Red Tape Awareness Week<sup>TM</sup>. the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) released its annual Red Tape Report Card today. While several governments took steps forward on red tape reform, the grades show there is room to improve.
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      <title>Fear Factor grips small business when dealing with taxman</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Intimidated. Treated like I've done something wrong. Those are just some of the ways small business owners describe their experiences with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), according to a new report that was released today by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB).  
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      <title>Red Tape Digital Diaries: putting a human face on regulatory nightmares &amp; paper burden </title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Canada's third annual Red Tape Awareness WeekTM kicks off with the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) releasing the Red Tape Digital Diaries, a digital video series chronicling the frustrations of Canadian small business owners because of excessive government regulation and red tape.
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