Mr. Speaker, I was interested to hear the hon. member's remarks. She discussed the notion that Bill C-43 and the adoption of the revenue agency would provide the government with greater flexibility in the administration of human resources in Revenue Canada.
During my remarks I presented an opinion from the Library of Parliament. It indicated that such flexibility in human resources administration could be achieved without adopting the agency but simply by making statutory changes to the Public Service Employment Act and other laws governing the Public Service Commission.
I would ask the hon. member two questions. If she is so in favour of such flexibility for the management of Revenue Canada—and I favour such flexibility and do not support the burdensome and bureaucratic regulations of the Treasury Board for employment—does she not support it for all departments? If so, why does the government not amend the Public Service Employment Act and other related statutes to give all government departments and all ministers the same kind of marvellous flexibility in human resources management of which she speaks in the agency?