In its latest measure aimed at cutting bureaucratic red tape, the Alberta government says it is targeting issues such as streamlining access to the human rights commission and updating policies that govern the recreational sector in an effort to boost local businesses. Bill 80, the Red Tape Reduction Implementation Act, 2021 (No. 2), is the fifth instalment of the United Conservatives’ plan that it says is meant to energize the economy and provide better access to services. Tanya Fir, Alberta’s associate minister of red tape reduction, says the province’s previous efforts have led to an over 18 percent reduction in red tape with the goal of reducing a third overall. “This means that we have eliminated about 122,000 regulatory requirements so far, saving Albertans and their businesses over $1.2 billion,” she said on Nov. 4. Krystle Wittevrongel, a public policy analyst with the free market think tank Montreal Economic Institute …