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December 4, 2007 Given that the Security and Prosperity Partnership has "regulatory harmonization" as a key priority, the next 12 months in American politics may prove significant for us here in Canada. As reported by Robert Pears in a front-page story in yesterday's New York Times, "(U.S.) business lobbyists are trying to secure final approval for a wide range of regulatory changes before President Bush leaves office (in January 2009)." What are some examples of these regulatory changes? The article reports: "At the Transportation Department, trucking companies are trying to get final approval for a rule increasing the maximum number of hours commercial truck drivers can work. And automakers are trying to persuade officials to set new standards for the strength of car roofs -- standards far less stringent than what consumer advocates say is needed to protect riders in a rollover." It gets worse. "At the Interior Department, coal companies are lobbying for a regulation that would allow them to dump rock and dirt from mountaintop mining operations into nearby streams and valleys," reported the Times. While we are all hoping someone better will replace George W. Bush after the November 4, 2008 presidential election, we might fare just as badly with the Democrats. "Corporations and trade associations are (already) recruiting Democratic lobbyists" to push their agenda should the Republicans lose the White House, reported the Times.
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