While the proposed changes to the Weights and Measures Act and the Electricity and Gas Inspection Act (Bill C-14) are reasonable and rational, the Consumers Council of Canada has two specific concerns:
- Consistent with the standard of other countries such as Germany, France, Sweden and the United States, the inspection frequency for retail food sector devices should be more frequent, and the Council would propose two years.
- Fines collected for non-compliance should be used to improve oversight and enforcement of weights and measures regulations, in order to better protect consumers.
The revision of the Acts is long overdue and Canadian consumers will be better protected under the renewed Acts.