Madam Speaker, just in case the member opposite had not noticed, this is a partisan place. Government's job is to propose legislation. Our job on this side of the House is to find fault with it, if fault is there. We have found a very reasonable and legitimate fault with the bill. In fact the committee itself found this fault with the bill and we concur with the committee's finding. It is as simple as that.
I did not personalize this debate. The member opposite did. My comment back to him was that if he wants to shoot that way, I can shoot back and I do not mind doing that. I would prefer not to, but I will and he ought to know that.
The committee also said, and this is what is particularly disturbing about it:
In the event the Houses agree to revoke this provision--
--and it is talking about 36(2) of the Ontario fisheries regulations--
--your Committee would expect this decision to form a precedent for the removal of similar provisions in other regulations under the Fisheries Act.
That is troubling.