Discussion · Government Orders
Claude DeBellefeuille Bloc Québécois
“The government keeps putting key definitions into regulations instead of the bills themselves. Why do they keep doing this?”
“Mr. Speaker, I enjoyed my colleague’s clear and precise remarks. He takes care to explain things well using concrete examples. This government has a tendency to define terms in regulations. That is what happened with Bill C‑2. It happened with Bill C‑22. Now it is happening with Bill C‑28. It tends to nail down definitions in regulations instead of bills. Can my colleague explain what reasons the government might have for doing that?”
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Mr. Speaker, I enjoyed my colleague’s clear and precise remarks. He takes care to explain things well using concrete examples. This government has a tendency to define terms in regulations. That is what happened with Bill C‑2. It happened with Bill C‑22. Now it is happening with Bill C‑28. It tends to nail down definitions in regulations instead of bills. Can my colleague explain what reasons the government might have for doing that?