I'm so honoured.
Thank you, Madam Chair. This is a great committee. I worked with Mr. Carrie on a previous committee. I can see that he lucked out and got in on a very studious and cooperative group of individuals. I'm very proud to be here.
Thank you to all the witnesses for taking the time to be here this evening.
I have a couple of questions. I'm not the expert on this committee, but there are some areas I am interested in, particularly from a consumer perspective. I have made comments in the past about where legislation ought to be.
Perhaps any one of you could explain to me why we had to go this route of a new piece of legislation when many of the proposals in this legislation could have been covered by an amendment to the Hazardous Products Act. Is there anyone here who could explain to me why we've gone this route or if you have any concerns or objections about this?