When I talked about scientific evidence, I was thinking of products that could be used in hospitals to disinfect dishes as well as certain materials and substances. In Quebec, the Jean Coutu drug stores have decided, on their own initiative, to sell only phosphate-free products. These are found in a number of other businesses. I know you're interested in this aspect of the issue. I use them in my dishwasher, and I see they are as effective as products containing phosphates. These products already exist, and I believe the idea is simply to promote them. The stage is set. We must now adopt legislative measures that will make it possible to do prevention work to keep the water in our lakes as clean as possible.
On June 4th, 2008. See this statement in context.