I appreciate that...so science is very important.
Canada has a population of approximately 32 million. Medical devices are used worldwide. If Canada were to restrict the use of DEHP in medical devices like catheters, intravenous tubing, medical gloves and these supplies, are we going to put the health of Canadians at risk if we do not have a reasonable amount of time for manufacturers to be able to do the research necessary to provide alternatives? What are the pros and cons?
Everything has a risk, so what kind of time would we need realistically? Considering that Canada is a relatively small consumer in the global sense, is there a possibility of putting Canadians at risk if we do not allow enough time...?
Maybe you could comment on that, Mr. Lucas.