Wake up the Scrutiny of Regulations Committee—the rule of law is at stake

The joint Scrutiny of Regulations Committee’s lack of review in recent years and its reluctance to take any kind of effective action amount to a dereliction of duty, and a failure to protect the civil rights of Canadians.
Independent Senator Yuen Pau Woo, left, and Conservative MP Dan Albas are the joint chairs of the Scrutiny of Regulations Committee, which has been dysfunctional for a number of years, writes Penny Becklumb.

The rule of law, under assault in numerous countries around the world, is not safe in Canada, either. The Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations, Canada’s “'watchdog’ over the executive in its use of the powers conferred by statute,” has become dysf...

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