Speech (committee meeting)

{
    "time": "2014-12-04 08:40:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Dan Albas",
        "fr": "M. Dan Albas"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"3934276\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Thank you, Mr. Chair.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3934277\" data-originallang=\"en\">I just think that there seems to be a fundamental misunderstanding on the other side\u2014perhaps not the whole other side\u2014as to what this bill actually does. It actually does not look at compliance burden. The whole purpose of regulation is to provide for health and safety as well as clarity to business. That is the compliance burden. This bill has nothing to do with that. The Government of Canada and individual ministers will continue to put forward regulations that make sure those issues are well looked after. What this particular bill does is work on the administrative burden that is associated with it. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3934278\" data-originallang=\"en\">Last meeting, at the request of Mr. Byrne, we had Health Canada, and Mr. Beale came. He specifically said that when they look through and are pulling out another regulation from the perspective of administrative burden, they actually look to see if the information that's being asked for is duplicated somewhere else. They ask to see how often it should be reported. Obviously they make sure that those things are in line with making sure that there are no issues with health and safety\u2014or the environment in this case, because he's an Environment Canada official\u2014and that it has no bearing whatsoever on health and safety or the environment. I gave the example of where they were able to just ask for the VIN only once from importers of foreign cars. That has saved more than $1.5 million for the industry, again without compromising health, safety, or the environment. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3934279\" data-originallang=\"en\">The one-for-one rule has been in practice for the least two years. It has a track record. For the member opposite to come to the conclusion that continually looking to make sure the administrative burden on businesses is kept in check but not the compliance, that is either disingenuous or the member and his party do not understand the bill.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3934280\" data-originallang=\"en\">I would just again suggest, Mr. Chair\u2014and I do say this respectfully, I know this gentleman tries very hard to represent the small businesses in his riding\u2014he should be able to go back to his constituents and be able tell them that this will have no effect on the environment or health and safety at all. I would recommend that all members do not vote in favour of this amendment.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"3934276\" data-originallang=\"en\">Merci, monsieur le pr\u00e9sident.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3934277\" data-originallang=\"en\">J'ai l'impression que les d\u00e9put\u00e9s d'en face \u2014 ou tout au moins certains d'entre eux \u2014 comprennent mal l'essence m\u00eame de ce projet de loi. Il n'est pas question ici du fardeau li\u00e9 \u00e0 la conformit\u00e9. Les r\u00e8glements visent \u00e0 assurer la sant\u00e9 et la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 et \u00e0 faire en sorte que les choses soient claires pour les entreprises. C'est ensuite \u00e0 celles-ci de s'y conformer, ce qui ne concerne en rien ce projet de loi. Le gouvernement du Canada et ses diff\u00e9rents ministres continueront de proposer des r\u00e8glements pour veiller \u00e0 ce que les dispositions n\u00e9cessaires soient prises relativement \u00e0 ces enjeux. Le projet de loi \u00e0 l'\u00e9tude a pour but d'all\u00e9ger le fardeau administratif associ\u00e9 \u00e0 cette r\u00e9glementation.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3934278\" data-originallang=\"en\">\u00c0 la demande de M. Byrne, nous avons accueilli lors de notre derni\u00e8re s\u00e9ance les repr\u00e9sentants de Sant\u00e9 Canada, ainsi que M. Beale d'Environnement Canada. Du point de vue du fardeau administratif, M. Beale nous a alors indiqu\u00e9 que le minist\u00e8re v\u00e9rifiait, lorsqu'un nouveau r\u00e8glement \u00e9tait propos\u00e9, si les informations n\u00e9cessaires \u00e9taient demand\u00e9es \u00e0 plus d'une reprise. On voulait savoir s'il \u00e9tait essentiel de r\u00e9it\u00e9rer de telles demandes. Il va de soi que l'on s'assure de prendre ces dispositions sans mettre en p\u00e9ril la sant\u00e9 et la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 \u2014 ou l'environnement en l'esp\u00e8ce, car c'est le minist\u00e8re de M. Beale \u2014 et qu'il n'y a aucune incidence sur la sant\u00e9, la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 ou l'environnement. J'ai donn\u00e9 l'exemple des importateurs de v\u00e9hicules \u00e9trangers qui n'ont plus maintenant qu'\u00e0 fournir une fois par ann\u00e9e les num\u00e9ros d'identification de v\u00e9hicule. L'industrie a pu ainsi \u00e9conomiser plus de 1,5 million de dollars sans compromettre la sant\u00e9, la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 ou l'environnement.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3934279\" data-originallang=\"en\">La r\u00e8gle du un pour un est maintenant en vigueur depuis deux ans. Elle a fait ses preuves. En laissant entendre que l'on soucie exclusivement du fardeau administratif des entreprises sans v\u00e9rifier si elles se conforment aux r\u00e8glements, le d\u00e9put\u00e9 d'en face est de mauvaise foi ou montre que son parti et lui-m\u00eame ne comprennent rien \u00e0 ce projet de loi.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3934280\" data-originallang=\"en\">J'ajouterais, monsieur le pr\u00e9sident \u2014 et ceci dit tr\u00e8s respectueusement, car je sais qu'il ne m\u00e9nage pas ses efforts pour repr\u00e9senter les petites entreprises de sa circonscription \u2014 qu'il devrait \u00eatre capable d'aller voir ses commettants pour leur dire que ces mesures n'auront aucune incidence sur l'environnement, la sant\u00e9 et la s\u00e9curit\u00e9. Je recommanderais \u00e0 tous les membres de ne pas voter en faveur de cet amendement.</p>"
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