Madam Speaker, it is clear that a number of stakeholders have expressed similar views about the definition of a country of safe origin.
In previous debate and discussion responses from the government, there appears to be some openness. I presume that the list of countries would be handled by regulation. The government also seems to have indicated that it would be prepared to refer the draft regulations to the committee prior to gazetting and promulgating any regulations. That would give the committee an opportunity to comment on them. There is precedent for this in the Reproductive Technologies Act where all regulations had to go before the health committee for comment prior to the government moving forward. I would think that would be something that the committee may want to suggest.
I wonder if the member would find that having committee input prior to the publication of a regulation would be an acceptable approach.