When legislation comes forward, it's pretty well baked in. There may be a little bit of tinkering around the edge, but there is no real informing of the legislation at that point. I've seen many pieces of legislation come forward in the past, and I feel that if in fact we're going to be effective in allowing government to make the best-informed decisions as it crafts legislation, this committee should be involved well in advance in that process.
On February 25th, 2016. See this statement in context.