Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
Before we get started, during the minister's remarks on mandatory reporting, committee members may have had the impression that consumers would be required to report incidents. She asked me to clarify for the record that industry would be subject to the requirements, not consumers. I'll put that on the record.
I want to thank all the witnesses for being here today. I'd like to get started with Mr. Simonds.
I actually had a meeting in Oshawa with local builders, and I'm not surprised that you're here. They told me about some of the challenges. You know, we have that CSA stamp of approval, but they are extremely concerned about counterfeits. I was going to ask you to what extent counterfeit labelling of consumer products, such as electrical cords and things like that, is a problem? Are you able to tell us how fires might be attributed to faulty, counterfeit, or uncertified consumer products?