Environment committee  I think that the committee, as it embarks on this review, will hear a significant amount about this. When we officials went cross-country to talk with industry, it came up regularly. One of the realities that we heard is that CEPA is not what could be described as “citizen friend

Environment committee  With regard to drinking water, the standard is the same for everyone. My group sets standards for all of Canada.

Environment committee  Absolutely.

Environment committee  Mr. Chair, may I respond to that question from a health point of view? It's somewhat different, but I hope this information is beneficial. Part of being able to enforce is understanding if the actions we've taken have been effective. One of the things Canada struggles with, comp

Environment committee  First and foremost, there are a number of ways that things get onto the department's work plans. We nominate things that we feel from a science point of view are important. We are working to make those publicly available and accessible. So we consult on that. Regarding the catego

Environment committee  Okay. First off, obviously, if people aren't aware but want to be clear, part of Health Canada is the Pest Management Regulatory Agency. A colleague of mine, Dr. Karen Dodds, heads that up, and I'm sure she'd be happy, if there are specific questions, to come back and answer thos

Environment committee  If I might add to that very briefly, I would say we need to be doing the right work, not necessarily a lot of work. What are the substances that have the greatest impact on human health? What are the substances that have the greatest impact on the environment? As we can prioritiz

Environment committee  Thank you. That is a very important question. Unfortunately, the answer is not a simple one. Unfortunately, the response to your question about whether we've completed the evaluation is not immediately simple and obvious. We have undertaken an evaluation. Yes, it is quite tru

Environment committee  That's a simple question. I think that the act, to be frank, in my view, is as efficient as the departments have been able to make it be. The rate at which we're able to assess substances.... The science is complex. We need to move with other jurisdictions. We don't want to do

Environment committee  Good afternoon. My name is Paul Glover. I'm the director general of the safe environments program, which is responsible for CEPA, at Health Canada.