Thank you very much.
The proposed amendment as described eliminates some possible misinterpretation of Bill S-5 that may add up to 18,000 substances to the domestic substances list. The policy intent was to add a subset of that list—approximately 2,000 substances. The consequence of not proceeding with this amendment would be that 18,000 substances that have not been assessed for environmental risks would be added to the domestic substances list, essentially providing free market access to those substances.
This amendment would then constrict the list down to 2,000 substances, which is the government's intent. It's a much more manageable number, and Health Canada has prioritized and done some assessment of those compounds.
Thanks.