Hewlett-Packard Recalls CSA Certified Products
We know that CSA has been selling influence over legislated standards and that manufacturers have been trading money for influence on CSA standards committees. We also know that CSA safety testing sometimes doesn’t involve any testing at all. We know that in practice, the CSA certification sticker means almost nothing.
What we don’t know is what went wrong with this certification.
The CSA shares much in common with the professional engineering societies in Canada. Both have lost their way. Both have become bloated, hungry organizations that are constantly trying to find new sources of revenue. Both have gone way beyond their original mandate.
Thanks Kate for continuing to shine a light on the CSA.
Extortion is only illegal when private citizens do it.
Theft, extortion and crushing any competition are all OK when protected by government sanction.