moved for leave to introduce Bill C-228, an act to promote the use of plain language in federal statutes and regulations.
Madam Speaker, sometimes constituents ask me for copies of legislation that has been passed in the House, bills that we are currently talking about. Then they realize that they cannot understand a word in the bill; they have no idea what it means.
In addition to the fact they are written in such complicated legalese, these bills are always open to legal challenges in the courts.
My bill would force those who write the bills to construct them in plain language.
Other countries that have this type of legislation have found that it greatly simplifies the bill writing process.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)