Fairness at the pump targeted in Canada... and other news from
the north  By David Tanner associate editor   Fairness at the
pump targeted in Canada The Canadian federal government wants to
force fuel retailers to properly calibrate their pumps or face
expensive fines. Legislation announced April 15 follows reports
that approximately 6 percent of fuel pumps are not properly
calibrated and that most of the errors favor the retailers.
Minister of Industry Tony Clement said the legislation would
strengthen current weights and measures laws; increase the
number of pump inspections from 8,000 per year to 65,000; and
authorize fines up to $10,000 for minor offenses and up to
$50,000 for repeat serious offenders.  The Fairness at the Pumps
Act is currently up for consideration in the House of Commons.
Apart from retail petroleum and wholesale petroleum pumps, the
act would eventually extend stricter inspection rules and fines
for dairy, retail food, fishing, logging, field crops and
mining.  Proposed CB restriction