Discussion · Government Orders
Grant Jackson Conservative
“This bill leaves the commission's powers to be decided by regulation instead of having Parliament vote on them. Elected members should have a say over a group that will have this much control over Canadians online. I want to know if the member has heard our concerns and if the government will fix this.”
“Madam Speaker, I think my colleague has been listening to some of the speeches of my colleagues who have spoken on the bill, and Conservatives are questioning why so many of the details on the powers of the commission would be left to regulation. Why cannot that be outlined in Parliament so that parliamentarians, duly elected members of this place, can have a say in the powers of a commission that would ultimately have significant authority over the lives of Canadians online? I wonder if that member can say whether she has heard those concerns. Does she think that the government will address them?”
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Madam Speaker, I think my colleague has been listening to some of the speeches of my colleagues who have spoken on the bill, and Conservatives are questioning why so many of the details on the powers of the commission would be left to regulation. Why cannot that be outlined in Parliament so that parliamentarians, duly elected members of this place, can have a say in the powers of a commission that would ultimately have significant authority over the lives of Canadians online? I wonder if that member can say whether she has heard those concerns. Does she think that the government will address them?