Discussion · Government Orders
Christine Normandin Bloc Québécois
“I oppose this bill. It gives ministers too much power without enough oversight from lawmakers. It also makes temporary emergency measures permanent by removing a five-year expiry date, and it mixes together laws about the environment and labour.”
“Mr. Speaker, that is an excellent question. In fact, it is something that the President of the United States has been criticized for: governing by executive order by giving himself powers that would otherwise have been counterbalanced by lawmakers. That is exactly what the government is doing with this bill. To protect ourselves from Donald Trump, we are turning into Donald Trump. That is a terrible idea. The government is doing this under the pretense of boosting the economy and dealing with a situation that is likely to change in the short term, or so we hope. Nevertheless, the government is repealing the five-year sunset clause that was previously put in place. Significant changes are therefore becoming permanent and, to top it all off, the government is making these changes in an omnibus bill that combines environmental law with labour law. All this is being done under the pretense of dealing with a crisis that we hope will soon be over.”
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Mr. Speaker, that is an excellent question. In fact, it is something that the President of the United States has been criticized for: governing by executive order by giving himself powers that would otherwise have been counterbalanced by lawmakers. That is exactly what the government is doing with this bill. To protect ourselves from Donald Trump, we are turning into Donald Trump. That is a terrible idea. The government is doing this under the pretense of boosting the economy and dealing with a situation that is likely to change in the short term, or so we hope. Nevertheless, the government is repealing the five-year sunset clause that was previously put in place. Significant changes are therefore becoming permanent and, to top it all off, the government is making these changes in an omnibus bill that combines environmental law with labour law. All this is being done under the pretense of dealing with a crisis that we hope will soon be over.