Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I thank all the witnesses for being here today. My first question is for Ms. Barker.
I have spoken to firefighters from my home community of Victoria and from across the country who have been extremely impacted by forever chemicals. Many of them have colleagues who have lost their lives to cancer. Firefighters shouldn't be dying at higher rates from cancer than from firefighting.
Can you tell me a little more about the impacts of PFAS—forever chemicals—on firefighters and in firefighting equipment?