Thank you for the question.
The main point of our engagement on this bill is to seek more protections for the vulnerable communities that are living near hot spots. I think some of the recommendations we've seen, both in our own submission and what I've spoken about today and from other organizations—such as to recognize the right to a healthy environment—and some of the other supports that have been discussed could help address some of these issues in a general way.
One thing community members are concerned about with Bill S-5 is the removal of the existing provisions, which could result in dedicated regulations or other responses to directly address problems in these hot spot areas. This removal doesn't make a lot of sense to our community members because they would prefer that provisions like these be left in and potentially expanded, as suggested by other organizations like CELA.
At this point, they're seeking anything and everything that could potentially help. That is a big concern. Anything that can help direct specific funding and other programming or other supports would be very happily received by community members in these areas.