Environment committee  I would endorse what Kathleen has said, because the benefits of these vaccines far outweigh any potential detriment. Now, I don't know, maybe there are some children that are very sensitive to what happens to be in a vaccine, but it would be very difficult to tell before the fact.

Environment committee  Thank you very much. I think there are effects of climate change that do affect children. For one thing, it's predicted that there will be an increase of rather unique or exotic illnesses that children can get because of the change in climate. We're going to have different forms of insects and rodents that can convey and act as vectors to cause illness.

Environment committee  Mr. Chairman and the committee, I'm Donald Spady, I'm a pediatrician from the University of Alberta. I want to thank the committee for the opportunity to present some information with respect to children's health legislation and the environment. I am here because in September 2004 I was given the mandate by Health Canada to do a survey of governance instruments, or laws, regulations, and guidelines that related to children's environmental health legislation in OECD countries, but not including Canada.