Mr. Speaker, I commend my colleague from Marc-Aurèle-Fortin for his outstanding speech. However, I was slightly disappointed by the contribution of the governing party in this debate. Personally, I felt the government was acting in bad faith when it wanted to change a decision made in committee.
For this reason, I would like to ask a question of my colleague concerning clause 6 of this bill which provides:
- (1) In exercising his or her powers... the Minister may
(b) cooperate with any province, foreign state, international organization or any other entity; [...]
(d) facilitate the sharing of information, where authorized[...]
However, this clause does not specify who gives the authorization.
I would like my colleague to tell us if this issue has been discussed in committee and what prevented the change.