During the last election, we on this side of the House promised an in-depth review of existing regulations as well as ongoing consultation on the others. Some existing regulations have been reviewed thoroughly and substantially improved as many witnesses have recognized, in fact.
All the other regulations are subjected to the same in-depth analysis by all the interested parties.
I am very sympathetic to the member's suggestion, but the suggestion does not seem to recognize that extensive consultation has taken place, nor does it reflect the fact that the development of regulations is a much larger question than that contained in the regulations under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act.
If the member for The Battlefords-Meadow Lake wishes to change the federal regulatory development process, the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act is certainly not the place to do it. For this reason the government will not accept this motion, nor the amendment to the motion.