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{
"time": "2008-04-28 16:55:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Jeff Watson (Essex, CPC)",
"fr": ""
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"1067018\" data-originallang=\"en\">Thank you, Mr. Chair.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1067019\" data-originallang=\"en\">Thank you to our witnesses for being here.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1067020\" data-originallang=\"en\">I want to come back to the issue of an independent Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development. Mr. Sadik, your answer was interesting. You felt that because Mr. Thompson was satisfied with the idea of vetting, therefore you're satisfied. I want to come back to this again, because essentially this would entail a pretty big departure from the traditional role of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development. We're treading water on whether or not they become advocates and then turn around and audit their own advocacy. Whether or not an interim Commissioner of the Environment wants to change his own role, the question is whether or not it's advisable to change that role. So I'm not satisfied that you're satisfied with his answer.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1067021\" data-originallang=\"en\">Is it wise for us to be putting the auditor in the position of advocate as well and auditing his own advocacy for that matter? I think that proposes some real challenges, and I'm not necessarily sure that's the advisable way to go. So would you like to evaluate that again?</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"1067018\" data-originallang=\"en\">Merci, monsieur le pr\u00e9sident.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1067019\" data-originallang=\"en\">Merci \u00e9galement \u00e0 nos t\u00e9moins d'\u00eatre ici aujourd'hui.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1067020\" data-originallang=\"en\">J\u2019aimerais revenir sur la question d\u2019un commissaire ind\u00e9pendant \u00e0 l\u2019environnement et au d\u00e9veloppement durable. Monsieur Sadik, votre r\u00e9ponse \u00e9tait int\u00e9ressante. Comme M. Thompson \u00e9tait satisfait du processus d\u2019approbation, vous vous \u00eates dit satisfait vous aussi. J\u2019aimerais revenir l\u00e0-dessus car, essentiellement, on se trouverait \u00e0 s\u2019\u00e9loigner grandement du r\u00f4le traditionnel du Commissaire \u00e0 l\u2019environnement et au d\u00e9veloppement durable. Nous tergiversons pour d\u00e9terminer s\u2019il se fera d\u00e9fenseur des questions relatives \u00e0 l\u2019environnement et au d\u00e9veloppement durable, puis nous d\u00e9cidons d\u2019effectuer une v\u00e9rification de son travail. Peu importe qu\u2019un commissaire int\u00e9rimaire \u00e0 l\u2019environnement veule changer ou non sa propre mission, la question est de savoir s\u2019il est souhaitable d\u2019apporter des changements. Je ne suis donc pas satisfait que vous vous contentiez de sa r\u00e9ponse.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1067021\" data-originallang=\"en\">Est-il avis\u00e9 de mettre la v\u00e9rificatrice dans une position de d\u00e9fenseur puis proc\u00e9der \u00e0 une v\u00e9rification de son travail? Je crois que cela pose de v\u00e9ritables probl\u00e8mes, et je ne suis pas n\u00e9cessairement certain que ce soit la chose \u00e0 faire. Voudriez-vous l\u2019\u00e9valuer encore? </p>"
},
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