We have looked at the theoretical question of who should be allowed to exercise this profession. But we also need to provide oversight for the profession. I have raised this in my earlier questions. Where lawyers are concerned, we have a fair degree of confidence: every province has clear rules, and the bar associations have legal and technical tools to prevent people from claiming that they are lawyers when they are not.
The situation involving consultants is more difficult. I am giving this some thought. Should the committee not simply prohibit people from presenting themselves as consultants when they are not consultants, as is the case for lawyers, engineers and other professions?
In my opinion, the bill before us does not specifically make it illegal for people to present themselves as consultants. Do you not think that this is a minimum requirement in order to provide oversight for the profession?