Mr. Speaker, I rise to present a petition from constituents from Edmonton West and across the country regarding the government's provisions in Bill C-15 that would grant individual cabinet ministers sweeping powers to secretly exempt companies or individuals from federal laws. If anyone saw the operations committee the other day with the performance of the President of the Treasury Board, they would see why we cannot give such sweeping powers to ministers.
The signatories ask that the government immediately remove any provisions that allow cabinet ministers to exempt companies or individuals from federal laws.