Environment committee  Yes, that is the original bill. That's correct.

Environment committee  That's correct, Mr. Regan. These statutes have already been through the....

Environment committee  Thank you, Mr. Godfrey. It is the government's position that the amendments that are put forth today would take care of these problems.

Environment committee  Thank you, Mr. Regan. The position is that the bill has some problems with the heads of power insofar as it can't fall under the criminal law power. If you consider Bill C-307, you'll notice that the regulation-making powers don't specifically refer to CEPA. That being said, we

Environment committee  It is a long-standing principle that under criminal law you require three criteria to be justified under this head of power, the first one being a criminal law purpose that is backed by a prohibition and a sanction.

Environment committee  This is in response to Mr. Warawa's comment in relation to the constitutionality. It is indeed the government's position that the bill, as currently drafted, is not supported by the legislative heads of power that are assigned to Parliament under the Constitution Act, 1867.

Environment committee  The position is in relation to the bill as it was presented.

Environment committee  Thank you. The Food and Drugs Act is indeed tailored to deal with products such as cosmetics. There are currently cosmetics regulations under the act. They're an enforcement regime that is, again, tailored to these kinds of products. I really can't speak to this with much profic

Environment committee  That's correct, Mr. Warawa. I guess this brings us to the question of the bill itself. There are a number of concerns with Bill C-307. To begin with, it is unclear under what authority the Minister of the Environment is expected to make these regulations.

Environment committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I wish to clarify that Justice is not opposed in any way to the interpretation of the legislative clerk. The government's position, however, is that these amendments are necessary in order to ensure the validity of the bill if it passes. As I was saying, I

Environment committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. CEPA is a statute that has regulatory authority that would allow us to make some regulations with regard to cosmetics, toys, and so on. The concern is that these regulations are now found in other statutes that are tailored to these needs: the Food and Drug

Environment committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. With the amendments proposed by the government, there would be no need to specify that “Minister” refers to the Minister of the Environment. The reason is that the motions put forward by the government would rely on the Food and Drugs Act, which is an act a