“Madam Speaker, it is no surprise. I disagree with the member. At the end of the day, he does not recognize the fact that it would be an independent agent. He listed off some other things that are out there. When he asked me the question, I made the comment that if he used the same principles for his arguments, then there would be no need for an Auditor General of Canada and how silly that would be. I suspect he sees the value in that independent agent. Here, given the importance of modern treaties to our nation, recognizing the importance of having a commissioner who is an independent agent of Parliament is a good thing. Every other political entity in the House recognizes that, sees that and supports that, except for the Conservative Party of Canada. Is it quite possible that the Conservatives are once again offside on a very important issue? I would appeal to them to reconsider and ultimately support Bill C-10 because it would ensure more accountability and more transparency and it would reinforce the importance of modern treaties.”
Statement grade
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Average 97 / 100
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Claims 10%Reasoning 90%
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Madam Speaker, Claims · 8 wordscertainly we support auditors general and different agencies, Reasoning · 75 wordsbut we do not need half a dozen or a dozen agents doing the same exact work or with a slight modification.A key aspect is just to hold ministers accountable.Every minister should report to Parliament on treaty implementation.If an obligation is unfulfilled, this is not a bureaucratic problem.It is a leadership failure and there must be consequences.We need to reduce government.We need to reduce bureaucracy instead of expanding it.Partly on point
