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House Hansard - 320

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 29, 2024 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 320 - May/29/24
Hon. Michael Chong
  • May/29/24 5:06:04 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I note that part 4 of the bill provides for the creation of a commissioner. That commissioner would be situated within the machinery of government, within the Department of Public Safety Canada, and would be appointed at the advice of the Prime Minister. An amendment that would perhaps strengthen the independence of that office would be to appoint the commissioner after the Prime Minister has consulted with leaders of the recognized parties in the House of Commons and the Senate and after resolutions have been adopted by both the House and Senate. Perhaps that amendment would strengthen the independence of the office.
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Context: House Hansard - 320 - May/29/24
Mr. Martin Champoux (Drummond, BQ)
  • May/29/24 5:28:29 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, in a few words, I would like my colleague to explain why the interference commissioner should be independent.
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Context: House Hansard - 320 - May/29/24
Mr. Michael Cooper
  • May/29/24 5:28:42 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, that is an interesting question. The commissioner would be housed, as presented in the bill, within the department of public safety. There may be merits to that from a resource standpoint, but it is something that does need to be further considered at the committee stage, in terms of how the commissioner should be established and whether, in fact, the commissioner should be housed within the department of public safety or be independent.
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Context: House Hansard - 320 - May/29/24
Mr. René Villemure
  • May/29/24 5:51:59 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, a number of things are missing from the bill. The first thing I will bring up has nothing to do with the individual, but rather the profile of the interference commissioner. Do we want a judge, like we do for the ethics commissioner? Do we want a legal expert? Do we want an ethicist? One never knows. What is the profile we are looking for? These things will be determined later, by regulation. I trust in that and I do not see any issue with it, but many details are still to be determined.
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