Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to our witnesses.
I'd like to start out by picking up on a theme in your presentation. You talked a fair bit, Ms. Farquharson, about vulnerable populations. What struck me was the contrast between that and what we were hearing from Dr. Waldron when she talked about disproportionately affected communities. To me the term “vulnerable populations” makes it sound as if there's an inherent weakness that makes them especially prone to the impacts, whereas what I was hearing from Dr. Waldron was more that the sitings of these toxic sites are intentional policy decisions made by decision-makers.
I'm wondering if one unique contribution to this private member’s bill that Ms. Zann has brought forward would be the introduction and proliferation of different language around these communities that are disproportionately affected.