I always read the business news as doing so gives me a different perspective on the environment and on climate change. Today I found a viewpoint poverty and social jsutice activists will be interested in. The June 2010 issue of BC Business contains an article questioning the wisdom of eviserating the Employment Standards Act in 2002 and of reducing civil service numbers at the same time - from a business perspective. A roofing contractor explains on page 52 that he pays overtime as required by BC law - but that he strongly suspects his competition doesn't -and uses the cost savings to undercut his bids. A dry walliing contractor (page 58) states " I don't like more government regulation. ...But realistically, the workers don't have anywhere else to go, and there's no way for people who are trying to operate aove the line to counter that kind of operation. Does that mean the government has to step in? Nobody else is going to do it."
Therefore, social justice and labour activists can argue that enforcing employment regulations is good for business - and that some business people with the government would do so. Extrapolating to environmental issues, I bet that some business people wish that governments would strengthen and enforce environmental regulations. I told you it pays to read business news!
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