Yes, but you don't suspend a program that is working well. So we have good reason to worry about it being brought back. How will it be changed? How will those changes actually be kept in check? I don't think that increasing the minister's power is a solution for what is happening on the front lines. If the problems on the front lines are not identified, the minister will not be able to do much, even with additional powers. Why are there no annual reports indicating why permits and opinions are suspended or revoked? The media are doing that work, but it would be better to include this information in an annual mechanism. It should not be the minister playing the bad guy one day if he happens to find out from the media that someone is abusing the system.
On May 9th, 2013. See this statement in context.