Thank you, Madam Chair, and thank you to the minister.
Thank you for addressing clauses 15 to 17 in your presentation. I would appreciate it if that correspondence could be tabled. Thank you.
I'll just go through our challenges. Both Mr. Dosanjh and I really struggled with those clauses. Clause 15 says “without the consent of the individual”, and talks about a serious danger. We were told that they didn't want to address the two conditions. Clause 16 says without consent if there is an agreement to maintain confidentiality of information. Clause 17 says “without notifying the person beforehand, disclose confidential business information...that is a serious and imminent danger”.
We might ask that clause 15 be amended, or at least indicate that the Privacy Act would provide some protection for the individual. I understand what the minister has said, but we'd like to see that correspondence. Ms. Labelle said last week that this can be looked at.
Minister, you are calling on manufacturers and distributors to stop marketing children's products containing the toxic chemical cadmium. This is extremely important. As you have said, it can cause damage to the liver and kidneys if ingested, and also causes nausea and diarrhea. As Health Canada says, the science is here.
I'm wondering what the maximum acceptable concentration is for cadmium, and what levels are considered to be high.