A law should say what it means.
Rules shape what we can build, buy and do. Errors in those rules can leave people unsure what is allowed. A broken link to another section can matter. So can a missing word.
We want laws that are clear, easy to find and kept up to date. Show past versions too. When an error is found, name who must fix it and track the reply.
This question goes beyond BC.
A 2019 BC bill described an error from a 1996 law revision. Federal law has its own programmes and records for fixing errors. Those are reasons to ask a national question.
They do not tell us how often laws are wrong. Nor does a typo prove that a whole law is void. We must check the law in force and its history before making that claim.
Our study will begin with federal law and four provinces: BC, Alberta, Ontario and Quebec. We will set the sample first. We will not pick only the worst cases and call them typical.
Put a real clock on decisions.
A promise to decide in two years needs a clear start and end. Show time spent waiting, time spent on review and the reason for each pause. Include files that were dropped, not just those that won approval.
We want firm duties to decide and a public reason for delays. The remedy must fit the risk. A late review does not make an unsafe project safe.
Make each job earn its cost.
Cut forms that ask for the same facts twice. Give small firms a fair chance to bid for public work. Test whether public spending achieves its goal.
We seek reform first. If a public body should go, name where each needed job goes next. Price the change. Keep rights, records and safeguards in place.
Abolish the Islands Trust is one of our campaigns. Canada has many other problems worth fixing. We will work on them at the same time.
Give each rule an owner.
Publish laws people can read and check. Give confirmed errors a named office and a date to fix them. Give decisions real clocks and clear duties. Cut repeat forms. Each new public program needs open entry, a cost, a goal and an end date.