Madam Chair, I'm going to continue along the same lines as my fellow members.
First of all, my mother comes from a family of 15 brothers and sisters, and my father, 14 brothers and sisters. Each of them has three or four children. I wouldn't even know some of my cousins if I ran into them on the street. They live all over the province. Some of them are even in the Dominican Republic. My question is this. How do the opposition parties define family and relatives as far as this motion goes? Why do they want to cast such a wide net for information that is, to some degree, confidential or private?
My second point has to do with the same motion. It states “prior to the Cabinet's decision”. What is meant by “prior to”? Does it mean that day, that week? Does it mean two weeks or a month prior to the decision? The motion makes no mention of time frame or timeline in that regard, so it would be worth discussing how to address that, as well.
What's more, we don't know the details of all those peoples' lives. My fellow member Ms. Shanahan pointed out that she, too, has trouble keeping track of every single one of her relatives. A family is a work in progress. A family is always changing. Could we not include the wording “to the best of their knowledge” given how broad the motion is and how hard it is to know where the limits are?
I would ask the opposition parties to define the words “their families or their relatives” in the motion and to discuss what is meant by “prior to”. Lastly, I would ask them to consider adding the wording “to the best of their knowledge” to the motion.