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International Trade committee I think we're trying to tidy the regulation legislation from a domestic point of view. We're not trying to interfere with any of the trade aspects of this. We're fully supportive of having that in-transit provision put into WTO. We want to make sure that the regulations are adher
October 4th, 2016Committee meeting
Shannon Coombs
International Trade committee Since it's for in-transit purposes, you would be bringing something in and it would be for another final destination, so it wouldn't be manufactured here, per se. A lot of our member companies manufacture on a North American basis, and for the domestic market we're quite a mix of
October 4th, 2016Committee meeting
Shannon Coombs
International Trade committee That's an interesting question. I don't know. I'd have to get back to you on that.
October 4th, 2016Committee meeting
Shannon Coombs
International Trade committee The importance for our members is that if you sell in North America, you still have a Canadian label for pesticides and you'll have a U.S. label. They're very different. The use patterns are often different. The directions to consumers would be different. For us, in terms of th
October 4th, 2016Committee meeting
Shannon Coombs
International Trade committee Do you mean the amendment we're making in CEPA? Yes, we think that the in-transit provision can be managed through the regulatory process, and we know they're going to have to change the regulations anyway. There's only one set of regulations currently under the nutrient section
October 4th, 2016Committee meeting
Shannon Coombs
International Trade committee Thank you.
October 4th, 2016Committee meeting
Shannon Coombs
International Trade committee Under CEPA, we already are harmonized from our members' perspectives. On a North American basis, we sell those cleaning products with the same amount of phosphorous at 0.5% per weight, so there won't be any issues with consumers having products that make their dishes sparkly. Wi
October 4th, 2016Committee meeting
Shannon Coombs
International Trade committee Good morning, Mr. Chair, and members of Parliament. It's a pleasure to be here today to provide our perspective to the committee's review of Bill C-13. My name is Shannon Coombs and I'm the president of the Canadian Consumer Specialty Products Association. For 18 years I've prou
October 4th, 2016Committee meeting
Shannon Coombs
International Trade committee With that proposed amendment, we are looking to ensure predictability in the Canadian marketplace while meeting our trade obligations under WTO. CCSPA is proposing amendments for two of the acts under discussion, the Pest Control Products Act and the Canadian Environmental Prot
October 4th, 2016Committee meeting
Shannon Coombs
Environment committee As I had mentioned in my statement, we think there's a real opportunity for the government to provide more information to consumers in a meaningful way to let them know how the substances have been assessed, what it means to them in terms of their own health, and what the outcome
May 19th, 2016Committee meeting
Shannon Coombs
Environment committee As it currently stands, CEPA is doing a very good job. There were a lot of recommendations put forward by this committee in 2006. There was an interim government response in 2007, and there are a lot of things that the government has acted upon, some of which include cumulative a
May 19th, 2016Committee meeting
Shannon Coombs
Environment committee The way the act is constructed, there is virtual elimination and then there is prohibition. Virtual elimination is about limiting contaminants in an effluent, as an example, whereas prohibition is about banning the manufacture. That is what, I think, you're trying to get at. I'm
May 19th, 2016Committee meeting
Shannon Coombs
Environment committee Thank you for the question, Madam Chair. I fear that red card.
May 19th, 2016Committee meeting
Shannon Coombs
Environment committee Okay, thank you. To us, Canadians are confident about the products that they use. They and their ingredients are regulated. They are safe when used according to the product's directions. We have a lot of various laws governing our products, not just CEPA, that are risk based. Th
May 19th, 2016Committee meeting
Shannon Coombs
Environment committee Once we see the assessments being completed in 2020, we will effectively be in a reassessment phase. The two departments have done a really good job of identifying what that evaluation process is and all the triggers they have for reassessment, some of which are legislated, like
May 19th, 2016Committee meeting
Shannon Coombs