Maurice Hayes (Independent)

I may be jumping the gun and I do not want to be involved in a filibuster. It is regrettable that the time of the House is taken up in this way. We are digging ourselves into trenches when there could be easier ways of getting through the Bill.

I respect the position of the commissioner and take his point that he is not contributing to the legislative process. I was concerned about a section later in the Bill that deals with the extension of the definition of "Government" to take in all manner of people. That holes that section below the waterline before we even reach it. If we could agree that is the case, it would be unnecessary to fight our way through every other section until that one. The Minister said this could be effectively dealt with by way of departmental guidelines but that is not a good way to legislate.