No. I don't think this opens the door to the federal government's imposing of building codes as a constitutional issue. It's not what I actually heard Dr. Bramley saying. What I heard was that it might be a good idea for the federal government to take some action if there are laggard provinces. There are actions that the federal government could take; for example, funding. As they do with health care, they could control provincial actions through the use of federal funding. However, I don't believe there is a constitutional basis for the federal government to intervene in provincial building codes.
On September 26th, 2006. See this statement in context.