Through you, Mr. Chair, I would be interested in knowing why the member would wish to change the word “regulatory” to “administrative”.
At first I didn't feel that there was much of a difference, and I felt that Mr. Davies perhaps made a point in terms of thinking of nurses and that sort of thing. However, the link directly to the Supreme Court decision firmed in my mind that we should stick with the original language, which is to say “regulatory structure”, and that the department should look for positive ways to make that very clear to those who are applying.
At the end of the day, those who put an application forward are not necessarily going to pull out this piece of legislation in its full form. They're going to read the application form that's put in front of them on a computer screen. That seems like the place to bring about greater clarity with regard to what that word means.
However, the direct link to the Supreme Court decision seems, on a legal front, to make a lot more sense to me. Perhaps that could be expanded on so that I understand the thinking there.