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The Liberals informed us that the budget bill will actually include yet another measure that would sideline Parliament's functions, concentrating even more power in the prime minister and his cabinet. Section 12 of the Bill C-15 would allow the minister to exempt any individual, business or other organization from any existing law or regulation other than the Criminal Code, for up to six years, with few limits. This means Prime Minister Carney and his ministers could get to act like dictators, greenlighting exemptions to Parliament's laws for their friends whenever convenient.
Section 12 says ministers would be allowed to create exemptions to any law except for the Criminal Code so long as they say the exemptions are in the public interest, would enable goals like "testing a new regulatory regime" aimed at "innovation, competitiveness or economic growth," have benefits that outweigh the risks, and come with measures will be taken to protect health, safety and the environment.
Unlike most orders and regulations, which must be published in the Canada Gazette within 30 days, the minister would only be required to notify the public "as soon as feasible." The minister would be allowed to keep secret information about the order that they decide would be "inappropriate" to make public.
This means the government could enter into contracts with individuals in situations where doing so would otherwise violate the Conflict of Interest Act, and not ever tell us the details. It means citizens and journalists get blocked from seeking documents under the Access to Information Act. It means mining companies may be able to avoid their obligations to prevent corruption under the Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act. And it could create all kinds of regulatory goodies for ministers to reward preferred companies by letting them avoid environmental regulations while their competitors can't.
An even bigger problem with section 12 than the obvious risk of corruption it creates is that it would allow ministers to avoid the necessary work of convincing Parliament that bad laws need to be amended. There's no question that there are laws and regulations on the books that stand in the way of progress and development, but the solution is for Parliament to actually sit in Ottawa and figure out how to fix them.
In a democracy, ministers shouldn't be deciding that any individual or company should get a free pass from the laws. That's really not much different than being ruled by a king or a dictator. We send MPs to Ottawa to represent our interests by ensure that laws are fair, necessary, and broadly responsive to Canadians' needs.

Quote from: Brent on December 06, 2025, 12:12:11 PMOntario has lost sent 41,000 manufacturing jobs since he became prime minister. A half trillion dollars in investment has left Canada. And what is his only accomplishment. Turning Canada into a police state.His immediate priorities such as cracking down on free speech, maxing our national credit card, and his war on C02 are not the nation's priorities.
Quote from: DKG on December 06, 2025, 12:26:10 AMBill C-9 looks like it was written by Kim Jong Un. It is un-Canadian.Ontario has lost sent 41,000 manufacturing jobs since he became prime minister. A half trillion dollars in investment has left Canada. And what is his only accomplishment. Turning Canada into a police state.
Quote from: DKG on December 06, 2025, 12:26:10 AMBill C-9 looks like it was written by Kim Jong Un. It is un-Canadian.Nothing surprises me out of your federal government.
Quote from: DKG on December 06, 2025, 12:26:10 AMBill C-9 looks like it was written by Kim Jong Un. It is un-Canadian.
Quote from: Shen Li on December 05, 2025, 11:34:07 PMThe Liberals are going after the bible as hate speech. Canada is going down the same libfascist rabbit hole as Britain where people are getting arrested for disagreeing with the alphabet mafia on social media.Bill C-9 looks like it was written by Kim Jong Un. It is un-Canadian.
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