Thank you, Madam Chair.
Thank you, witnesses, for your testimony.
Mr. Moffatt, you talked a bit about the economy. This committee has heard different testimony on a circular economy. Really, we have to expand on that, being a global economy, because we know the federal government has actually lifted part of its plastics ban so that Canadian businesses won't be impacted. They're allowed to export plastics to the United States, just to keep the economy and businesses going.
In Prince Rupert, plastic pellets are exported to Asia, where they will make products with low environmental standards and low labour standards, and Canadians will buy back the finished product. That shows you how complicated this problem is. We're talking about further regulating this for recycled content, or content to begin with.
Is it better for us to export plastic pellets to other countries that don't have the same standards as us, or is it better that we Canadians, with our high standards, do it ourselves?