Again, that's a really good point. I think we do need to consider geography and that each province is different. You can understand each province having their own “made in their province” solution or program. I guess where we are coming from is that each province, each government, is defining extended producer responsibility in a slightly different way. Businesses operating across all provincial borders are dealing with different sets of rules, a patchwork set of legislation, when they are all trying to achieve the same thing, increasing waste diversion.
I think there are opportunities. I don't know if it's a standard or something uniform but I think the conversation needs to get there. How we can step back to ensure that governments are working toward the same objective but not in this completely different way? If in Manitoba one item is recyclable but next door in Ontario it's not, is there a way they can work together better? Maybe that's an opportunity.
I certainly hear what you are saying. I think special considerations need to be given to remote and northern communities. We've just seen a program roll out in British Columbia. You can imagine, with the ocean and the mountains, it's very different there. You have to make sure those programs are able to be operated effectively and consumers have access to them.
What can we do to make sure that the definitions are the same, to make sure that programs can operate across borders and provinces, to share best practices and information? I think that's where we're coming from.