“Smart Regulations”
What “Smart Regulation” is not:
- It is not a specific piece of legislation.
- It is not a set of regulations.
- It is not something that has been debated in Parliament.
- It is not something that has been an election issue
From the BFF fact sheet Smart regulations — not so smart. …Read more
The Beyond Factory Farming Coalition has signed onto the NGO Position Paper on Smart Regulation "Protection and Precaution: Canadian Priorities for Federal Regulatory Policy" (pdf 168k).
Smart regulations information
- External Advisory Committee on Smart Regulation Current Federal Regulatory policy
- Agricultural Canada presentation on North American market integration
- CELA’s critique of the smart regulation report
- Smart Regulation and Bill C-27, the CFIA Enforcement Act
- Bill C-28 + Smart Regulation = A nasty business Canadian Health Coalition brief
- Smart Regulation, Drugs, Health and Pharmaceuticals
- West Coast Environmental Law brief on Smart Regulation
What you can do
- Register for and attend the Public Workshops on the Government Directive on Regulating
- Tell your MP of your concerns. Directory of Member of Parliament email addresses and fax numbers
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Mail to your Member of Parliament, no postage required. Address:
your MP
House of Commons
Parliament Buildings
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada K1A 0A6