Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I will keep it short. My first question will be directed to Mr. Moffet, and my second, to Dr. Khatter.
I don't quite understand the government's position on perfluorooctane sulfonate, or PFOS. If I understand correctly, the government published a recommendation in the Canada Gazette, Part I, as recently as October 2, 2004. Therefore, there was a proposal on the table. The public had 60 days to comment. Two and a half years later, we're debating a bill that addresses in part the question raised by the government in 2004.
Why has it taken you so long? You said you moved on this issue in December 2006. Why did it take you so long to deal with PFOS?
Dr. Khatter, are you satisfied with the statement made by Mr. Moffet this morning, and with the proposals made in December 2006? To all intents and purposes, do they render the bill now on the table obsolete?