Mr. Speaker, Motion No. 9 ensures the minister can only make regulations after first tabling in the House as provided in the new clause 14(3). The intent of this amendment is contained in the existing clause. Therefore this amendment is redundant.
Motion No. 10 would mean that a resolution of both Houses of parliament would be required before a regulation could be made. The proposed amendment is contrary to the established process for making regulations. Requiring a resolution of both Houses of parliament before proceeding to making a regulation is opposite to the principle of delegated authority.
Furthermore, it appears to contradict clause 14(1). This would amendment would impose significant limitations on the ability of the government to respond when regulatory changes are required for the effective administration of the program or when regulations must be adapted to respond to program abuse.
Subsection 3 already requires that the proposed regulatory changes be laid before each House of parliament, giving parliament and the standing committee notice of all proposed regulatory changes. These items were discussed very thoroughly in the committee meetings. As far as I am concerned it did the committee well in making this recommendation for the minister.
I submit the ongoing delay by the Reform Party and its continuous attacking of small business or the tying up of this bill so as to not make things happen is the debate that we have carried on this afternoon. There have not been any valid points brought forward. It is only an attempt to delay this small business financing act.
The intent to stop the bill in any which way, including the front door and the back door, is not going to work with this government. I propose that both these amendments be defeated.