The "Open for Business" bill…

The "Open for Business" bill is a misnomer. Ontario has always been open for business.

The term "Red Tape" is imprecise and emotive. It is not appropriate for a government bill. A more appropriate term might be "Administrative Procedures".

Administrative procedures should be rational, simple and fast. It is entirely reasonable for government to evaluate them with the goal of reducing the time required by organizations, individual and government staff for their implementation. However, it is completely unreasonable for government to discard them without an open discussion about the laws that gave rise to the administrative procedures.

The so-called "Proposal Details" in the "Open for Business" bill are not details. They indicate that existing laws will be affected without indicating the specific clauses that will be changed.