I have some words from Dr. Robin Walker, who chaired Canada's own expert advisory panel on DEHP in medical devices. He quotes from the 2002 report, and this is from Health Canada:
Alternate measures are immediately justifiable and should be introduced as quickly as possible to protect those sub-populations at greatest risk....
That's 2002. And let me just repeat that “immediately justifiable and should be introduced as quickly as possible”.
Now, I know government moves slowly and we have many consultation panels with industry, but I have a question for Ms. Axmith. Hearing “immediately justifiable” and “introduced as quickly as possible” in 2002, do you think Canadians will be satisfied with the rate of progress in removing DEHP from medical devices?
No, I directed it towards you, Ms. Axmith.