Yes, it's hard to generalize that.
It was suggested by some witnesses that this bill would cause great legal uncertainty because citizens could request a review of the adequacy of current legislation, statutes, or regulations.
Is it not the case that under a good number of federal laws, such as CEPA and the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, the law itself requires that the law be reviewed every five years or so to make sure it is current? Is it not the practice that laws are regularly reviewed and updated? All this bill does is provide that the public would have a role in any such processes.