On new Clause 7.1,
Jean Crowder moved, — That Bill S-8 be amended by adding after line 5 on page 8 the following new clause:“7.1 (1) No regulation is to be made by the Governor in Council under section 4 unless the
Minister or the Minister of Health or both Ministers, as the case may be, have first caused the proposed regulation
to be laid before both Houses of Parliament.
(2) A proposed regulation that is laid before
a House of Parliament is deemed to be
automatically referred to the appropriate committee
of that House, as determined by the rules
of that House, and the committee may conduct
inquiries or public hearings with respect to the
proposed regulation and report its findings to
that House.
(3) The Governor in Council may make a
regulation under section 4 only if
(a) neither House has concurred in any report
from its committee respecting the proposed
regulation before the end of 30 sitting days or
160 calendar days, whichever is earlier, after
the day on which the proposed regulation was
laid before that House, in which case the
regulation may be made only in the form laid;
or
(b) both Houses have concurred in reports
from their committees approving the proposed
regulation or a version of it amended to
the same effect, in which case the regulation
may be made only in the form concurred in.
(4) For the purpose of this section, “sitting
day” means a day on which the House in
question sits.
(5) A regulation may be made without
being laid before each House of Parliament if
the
Minister or the Minister of Health or both Ministers, as the case may be, are of the opinion that
(a) the changes made by the regulation to an
existing regulation are so immaterial or
insubstantial that subsections (1) to (4) should not
apply in the circumstances; or
(b) the regulation must be made immediately
in order to protect the health or safeguard the
safety of the public.
(6) If a regulation is made without being laid
before each House of Parliament, the
Minister or the Minister of Health or both Ministers, as the case may be,
must cause to be laid before each House a
statement of the reasons why it was not.”