Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I want to clarify a point. I'm just reacting to some of the comments that I saw yesterday within the media. This process is not tied to PMRA. PMRA is doing its own process. What we're doing here.... We don't report to the Minister of Health; we report to Parliament. I think it's important for people who want to appear before this committee to know that we haven't denied access to anyone to come forward. If anyone wishes to come forward, they can do so by sending an email or calling the clerk.
I thought it was important to put that on the record.
My question is for Mr. Aucoin or Mr. Kirby.
You've talked about better alignment with the U.S. on the registration side for pesticides. In the bigger picture, we have the Regulatory Cooperation Council. We're trying to align our interests. On the front end, I get that you said you've done some good work with the U.S. in terms of aligning interests, but what about on the back end, when it comes to banning pesticides, for instance? How much work are you guys doing on the back end with the U.S.?
If Canada is proposing to move forward with a ban, how is the U.S. EPA reacting to that, and what are their thoughts?