(Photo from the Legislative Assembly of Alberta on Facebook)Alberta has earned top grades in the Canadian Federation of Independent Business 16th annual Red Tape Report Card. The report, which was released Wednesday, grades governments in three major areas of regulatory performance. The province got an A- (8.9) for regulatory accountability, A (9.2) for regulatory burden, A (10) for political priority and 5 for wait times and service standards. “At a time when global trade tensions are squeezing entrepreneurs and making it harder to innovate and grow, cutting red tape is more critical than ever. Alberta Minister of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction Dale Nally said earlier this week thatSince 2019, they have eliminated nearly “220,000 bureaucratic burdens” and saved Albertans and businesses over $3 billion.