enforcement of recommendations

[JOSEPH E. LAFERRIERE]

> If the parliament
>  > passes a law saying "It is strongly recommended that people
>  > stop at stop signs" but does not make it mandatory, enforceable
>  > by law, it means nothing.
>
>  * but isn't that they way the laws against environmental pollution are
>  framed? Certainly that's Environment Canada's current approach. It's also
>  important to fire any government employees who might enforce the laws.

My point exactly. Without effective enforcement, it is not
a law at all, simply a recommendation, and hence worth nothing.
   I used to live in the State of Arizona, in the Southwestern
US. Each state in the US has its own legislature and its own
laws, but if there is a conflict between a state law vs
a law passed by the Congress in Washington, the Congressional
law negates the state law. The Arizona, legislature, however,
passed a law requiring that any state employee enforcing the
Federal Endangered Species Act must be fired. The same
legislature also passed a law designed to make Arizona the
"Freeon Production Capital of the World." Are you still
wondering why I no longer live in Arizona?

--
Dr. Joseph E. Laferriere
who believes very strongly that one should
not have opinions.