In your presentation, you said that the ocean plastics charter is not legally binding. But if we don't set binding rules or guidelines in order to achieve a specific objective, with human beings the way they are, it is easy to put off dealing with the problem.
In the various forums, all environmentalists in Canada are alarmist. The provinces, territories, municipalities and countries agree that there is a problem and intend to take action to address it. Canada is investing $100 million internationally, but it is agreed that this amount will have a minimal impact. I don't believe that Canada is taking a leadership role and is not demonstrating through its actions that it wants concrete results.
We have heard testimony throughout our study on plastics that there is a recycling problem. The municipalities all have good intentions, but they haven't established any standards. Companies that can recycle plastic have difficulty finding it. They don't have enough and have to buy it abroad. There is a problem.
Where do we start in order to address this issue of reducing plastic? I know it's a really big question, a killer question, but we are going to kill plastic, not ourselves.