Mr. Speaker, in the short time that I have let me say that I rely on facts.
There are regulations still on the books, for example, for checking the canvas on the wings of airplanes when the wings are now made of metallic. Drivers still have to keep an axe in their bus.
I am sure the member has spoken to the Chamber of Commerce members, manufacturers, exporters, importers and so on, and will agree that there is a need to harmonize regulations in Canada among the provinces, the federal government and various other bodies and departments. We need to standardize the regulations with provincial, national and international standards; a regulatory impact analysis has to be studied and done; a cost benefit analysis has to be done; a disallowance procedure has to be in place; and so on.
In conclusion, I would urge the member not to do window dressing by quoting some of the reports from various sources but to look into the facts. Regulations and red tape are impediments to investors and to growth of businesses, particularly small businesses.
Therefore I urge the member to convey a message to the government that it needs to follow the example of the provinces and move from red tape to smart tape, to smart government, which is what other provinces have done. This I what I demanded. I need an answer as to when the government will do that.