Mr. Chair, I wish life were as simple as yes and no. It would be easy to say yes, but my goal is to determine what the most effective strategies are in this regard. Some work has been done in other countries that would indicate that labelling does not get at the real problem.
The hon. member for Winnipeg North Centre raised this issue when she had a private member's bill in relation to this. My department is working in relation to this question. What I have to decide is whether that is the most effective way to deal with the FAS-FAE challenge. Maybe it is, but so far we have not made that decision and so far, evidence is fairly inconclusive in terms of what the benefits are in relation to that labelling.
As I have said before, I am open to continuing to look at this issue. The only thing I am interested in is what are the most effective strategies. Let us not pat ourselves on the back and say “We have put labels on something so we can all go home now because we have discharged our societal obligation”. No. I think we have to decide what the most effective strategies are.