This is another amendment proposed by my colleague, Ms. Stubbs from Lakeland. It is that Bill C-69 and clause 10 be amended by replacing line 8 on page 112 with the following words:
appropriate to do so and shall make public its reasons for holding the hearing.
The purpose of the amendment is that it requires the commission to make public any reasons for holding a hearing in respect of any other matter that the commission considers appropriate to hold a hearing for. As Bill C-69 is currently written, the commission may hold public hearing in respect of any other matter that the commission considers appropriate.
The section, as currently worded, is vague and gives the commission the power to hold a public hearing on virtually anything. There should be a requirement for the commission to make public their reasons for holding a hearing in respect of any other matter, as is defined in this act.