Thank you, Madam Chair, and thank you to Mr. Cooper and Mr. Moffet for a comprehensive presentation.
The committee was unanimous in agreeing to study this legislation with a view to making recommendations. I appreciate where the department is coming from in wanting to explain the nature and the scope of the legislation, what it permits in terms of regulatory measures and what it does not.
I'll start by simply asking, would the department with the authorization of the minister be willing to provide this committee with options and reflections upon opportunities for legislative and regulatory reform in light of the fact that the recommendations that were made back in 2006 and 2008 were not acted upon by the previous administration? That would be helpful, I feel, to this committee. Certainly times have changed in the past decade and we've come upon new substances that were previously not contemplated by the legislator or the department. I wonder if that would be something the department would consider.