Mr. Speaker, I did not intend to rise on debate today, but the hon. member for Kings—Hants attacked my colleague from Yorkton—Melville during his brief remarks because he dared to express some concerns regarding how much regulation the bill might result in.
One of the biggest problems that business faces in Canada today is regulation from government. Past Tory and Liberal governments have both functioned on one guiding principle. Now they wish to extend this principle to the electronic commerce world. It seems the principle is: if it moves, regulate it; if it happens to stop moving, tax it; and if it is on the verge of going under, subsidize it.
That is one of the big problems not only with this bill but with a lot of bills that are passed through the Chamber. The government continues to regulate, license and overregulate industry until businesses are forced out of business.