I share some of the concerns described by Mr. Cullen.
The legislation has a wide variety of unrelated measures that fall well outside the expertise of the finance committee. Some examples are compensation to veterans for previous clawbacks, which ought to be evaluated at the veterans committee. Rules on workplace hazardous chemicals ought to be dealt with by the health committee. Rules for suspended MPs ought to be dealt with at the procedure and House affairs committee. Titles and ranks in our military probably are for the national defence committee. For imported goods, I would suggest the public safety committee or whoever is responsible for the CBSA. Transfer of authority within the heritage portfolio should go to the heritage committee. Rules around setting food inspection fees would probably go to the agriculture committee. Transferring authorities connected to the temporary foreign workers from the immigration minister to the employment minister should be for the immigration committee or the human resources committee.
Ideally, the committee responsible for the study of the subject matter ought to also be the committee voting on that section of the bill. It is still better to refer these matters to those committees for their input than to exclude them completely from the process, but it is not even close to a half measure, so I would like to move an amendment. Would this be the appropriate time?