Our concern is that the definition of government institutions in clause 2 only applies to federal government agencies. Currently, the federal government provides training through the provinces to a variety of other bodies not limited to the federal government. By putting in that section we would eliminate training we currently provide across the country. We think it limits and would be counterproductive to the provinces taking advantage of training facilities that are offered by the federal government.
There are a variety of things across the country that are not only in provinces but need a national scope for training--maybe in the area of nuclear, and a whole raft of things. So by limiting it to just federal government institutions, it takes away the ability of the provinces to utilize resources of the federal government. I don't think that's necessarily the intent.
We shouldn't lose sight of the fact that this act is just an umbrella. It's not intended to take away anybody's responsibilities; it's intended that the federal government will provide services to the provinces as they request them, and through the provinces to other bodies.