The Sovereignty Act contains obvious drafting errors like accidently giving Cabinet nearly unlimited power.
Giving Cabinet these powers means no public scrutiny in the Legislature to correct drafting errors before they are law.
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Giving Cabinet these powers means no public scrutiny in the Legislature to correct drafting errors before they are law.
#ableg #abpoli #cdnlaw
Specifically any directive by Cabinet to direct a Minister to change a law is only public AFTER the fact (within 30 days).
However, this is separate from the Minister actually changing the law.
Public scrutiny of any drafting errors will only occur AFTER the law is in force.
However, this is separate from the Minister actually changing the law.
Public scrutiny of any drafting errors will only occur AFTER the law is in force.
Basically, if the Soveriegnty Act accidentally contains errors which give Cabinet nearly unlimited power, doesn't this highlight the importance of the Legislature to slow things down, to avoid flaws occuring via Cabinet decree?
During the Pandemic, New Brunswick entered a phase where they governed by Ministerial decree and almost accidently gave police the power to enter into your house without a warrant to make sure your Grandma was not attending thanksgiving dinner contrary to covid rules
Drafters in Public Safety forgot to exempt "Dwelling Houses" the one time they published a preliminary order. They corrected it after I raised concerns with less than 12 hours before it took effect.
https://mobile.twitter.com/SkinnerLyle/status/1446473840201289734
This New Brunswick experience highlights that a vague law is a friend to no one. It's not helpful to Citizens who should know what exactly their obligations are. And it's not helpful either to officials who are trying to do their job,
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