Finance committee  Mr. Chair, there's an issue of redundancy here. I know my colleague is always advocating ideas that will make Parliament better and more responsible. There is always wisdom in that, but there's no wisdom in redundancy. To add to that, what I mean is that in addition to regular reporting to Canadians on national housing strategy progress, including the investing in Canada plan, the annual report of Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and semi-annual reporting on targets and investments by provinces and territories—we already have that happening.

Finance committee  It's Fragiskatos.

Finance committee  You wouldn't be the first, don't worry. It's Fragiskatos.

Finance committee  You're fine, just continue.

Finance committee  You can, yes.

Finance committee  I think you answered it, Mr. Chair. At the risk of taking the bait that my colleague has put forward, in all seriousness, I think he should be joining us in celebrating what is a very good goal and a very good vision that the amendment sets out. I'm not saying that only because it's my amendment.

Finance committee  Mr. Chair, in general terms, the vision set out by NDP-9, as I think my colleague will see, is captured in LIB-10. Beyond that, also in general terms, my colleague raises focus on indigenous issues and specifically issues related to indigenous housing. The reality is that we're already focused on these things.

Finance committee  Mr. Chair, first of all, there is a mistake in the French version of the housing amendment here. Instead of saying “affirmé par le droit international” should read “confirmé par le droit international”. There's a spelling difference. Also, “affirmé” is a direct translation of “affirmed”, but wouldn't mean the same thing in legal terms.

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you to the officials for being here. Not only have we heard from our colleagues in the CIMM committee that they wish us to go ahead and make this change through the BIA, but the UNHCR, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, has been on the record on it.

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. On CPC-6, there are a few concerns here. The proposed purpose and principles section in the bill has been drafted to provide a framework for the provision of pilotage services in a way that is balanced and allows for flexibility. The proposed text adds additional specificity that may have significant implications in general and particularly for the various provisions of the act that refer to the principles.

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm worried that the amendment could negatively affect the reporting structure between the board, the commissioner and the minister. The board should be able to decide when it is necessary to present a report to the minister. This amendment would require every communication between the board and the commissioner to also be conveyed to the minister, providing no discretion for the board with regard to the sharing of information.

Finance committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Congratulations also go to our new colleague. Mr. Manly, welcome to the committee today. Unfortunately, I am of the view that amendment PV-2 should be defeated. The reason is that amendment LIB-5—and I'm biased because that's the one I'll be introducing momentarily, Mr.

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. What we have with amendment LIB-5, which I have alluded to already, is that the proposed amendments here would ensure transparency of decisions made to avoid duplication when conducting special reviews. In particular, they would add text to clause 218 to clarify that the minister would make public decisions not to initiate a special review in response to an OECD member decision to prohibit a pesticide's active ingredient when such a review would duplicate the work of an ongoing review or a previously completed review.

Finance committee  That's mine, Mr. Chair.

Finance committee  Thank you very much. These amendments are rather straightforward. They would help to ensure the transparency of the process for avoiding duplication in conducting special reviews. In particular, they would add text to clause 217 to clarify that the minister would always consult on a new aspect of concern that was added to an ongoing post-market review.