Thank you.
Mr. Chairman, maybe what I'll do, then, is move right to the end, which is the most important part. Slide 17 is about the federal role. What we hope is that you engage with the National Zero Waste Council; that you develop a Canada-wide strategy to reduce waste; that you develop incentives for producers and consumers; and that you reduce waste.
These three final points are on the slide, but I'd like to make them for you. First, we know that we all produce too much waste and that we need to do better. Second, local governments bear the brunt of this in facing the direct costs of waste management, but with little scope to solve the problem. Third, we need the federal government—it's the missing piece—to address this issue.
I'll leave it at that. I hope the committee has the opportunity to read the rest of the material.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.