Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
I would like to thank the witnesses for appearing today. I also thank Ms. Davidson for her question. The Bloc Québécois has the same concerns regarding the number of inspectors. Since she is a member of the government party, I would encourage her to put some pressure on her government to ensure that we have a sufficient number of inspectors to properly implement Bill C-36.
I would have a few brief questions. First, the preamble of the bill contains what appears to be a definition of the precautionary principle. It read as follows:
[...] whereas the Parliament of Canada recognizes that a lack of full scientific certainty is not to be used as a reason for postponing measures that prevent adverse effects on human health if those effects could be serious or irreversible;
In your view, what was the government's intention behind that statement?