I still have a really hard time understanding why a Canadian government department, whether it's holding meetings with foreign governments or not, should take credit for regulatory reductions in those foreign jurisdictions. I understand that we're in a global economy and we're an open economy and all of that, but I don't understand how the public is served by empowering our departments to add new regulations just because foreign governments get rid of old ones.
On May 8th, 2018. See this statement in context.