Thank you to our witnesses.
I'm very glad to hear from Ms. Hamzawi that we can expedite our science assessment processes by looking to other jurisdictions and doing summaries. I think that's something that Canadians will like to hear, because they're looking for very fast action on this. They're really not looking for a long, slow and deliberate process. They want good, science-based decisions, but they want them made as expeditiously as possible because they see the gravity of the situation.
I want to go to the specific issue of the ocean plastics charter, which as Ms. Ryan mentioned is non-binding, and compare that to the EU. I've heard it mentioned previously that the EU plastics regulations don't surpass the commitments made in the ocean plastics charter.
Is that a position the department would agree with? My understanding is that it is different and that the EU has in fact taken several measures that go far beyond the ocean plastics charter and that ought to be considered.