Discussion · Government Orders
Elizabeth May Green
“This bill is poorly and dishonestly written. The summary hides the fact that it removes an expiry date on special government powers.”
“Mr. Speaker, honestly, I was shocked because not only is this bill is badly drafted, it is also deceitfully drafted. Usually when we look at the summary of a bill and what it says it is going to do in the front few pages it would say that it is amending Bill C-5, although it is not called Bill C-5 anymore, the Building Canada Act, in the “following ways” or “including the following”. We would think the important things are going to be listed when we do A, B, C, D, but the Liberals forgot to mention repealing section 5.1 of the Building Canada Act, which is the exact point my friend has raised, which is repealing the sunset clause without any effort to draw anyone’s attention to it. It is absolutely shocking.”
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Mr. Speaker, honestly, I was shocked because not only is this bill is badly drafted, it is also deceitfully drafted. Usually when we look at the summary of a bill and what it says it is going to do in the front few pages it would say that it is amending Bill C-5, although it is not called Bill C-5 anymore, the Building Canada Act, in the “following ways” or “including the following”. We would think the important things are going to be listed when we do A, B, C, D, but the Liberals forgot to mention repealing section 5.1 of the Building Canada Act, which is the exact point my friend has raised, which is repealing the sunset clause without any effort to draw anyone’s attention to it. It is absolutely shocking.