Mr. Speaker, in order to facilitate debate, I would like to read the motion, with its five points, two of which are of greater concern to us.
The motion reads in part as follows:
12.(2) The Solicitor General of Canada shall have each proposed regulation laid before each House of Parliament.
(3) Each proposed regulation that is laid before a House of Parliament shall, on the day it is laid, be referred by that House to an appropriate committee of that House, as determined by the rules of that House, and the committee may conduct enquiries or public hearings with respect to the proposed regulation and report its findings to that House.
I will stop there. For a political party such as the Bloc Quebecois which, for four or five years now, has constantly complained about duplication and overlap, I find this amendment somewhat strange.
The member for North Vancouver himself mentioned that the House already has well established procedures requiring all departments to publish proposed regulations ahead of time.
Any interested party may comment on a proposed regulation before it takes effect.
It is well established. As the member for North Vancouver alluded to in a non-partisan way and to quote his words, there is a process already in place which provides for the prepublication and consultation of any regulations implemented.
As a result, the government considers this amendment unnecessary. I ask all hon. members to vote against the amendment since it is not needed.