I apologize for interrupting you, but I only have five minutes.
I would like to say that I do not agree with you. The federal government is responsible for the National Building Code. It is in force as such in each province. If there were a federal building and energy code, the provinces would also have copied this. It's not because it is an area of provincial jurisdiction that the federal government must therefore withdraw from the creation of a national building code.
In Quebec we have accepted the National Building Code and are copying it. If there were a national building and energy code, we would do the same. Furthermore, you could issue energy efficiency standards, given all the waste, which goes against energy efficiency. You could also issue residential construction standards. You only talked about commercial buildings, and not large institutional facilities.
Why is the federal government doing nothing?