Mr. Chair, I move:
That, pursuant to Standing Order 97.1(1), and after concluding hearings, the Committee recommends that the House of Commons do not proceed further with Bill C-469, An Act to establish a Canadian Bill of Rights, because the Bill:
will enable any resident of Canada to challenge any regulatory standard, at any time, thereby trumping the existing regulatory process, creating regulatory and investment unpredictability;
will encroach on areas of provincial environmental jurisdiction;
does not allow for the balance of the Social, Economic and Environmental pillars of Sustainable Development;
overlaps with aspects of existing Federal legislation and policies which give rise to redundancy or conflict;
removes numerous safeguards which ensure that environmental rights do not overwhelm government capacity and judicial resources.