I sat on the corporate board of an electricity corporation. We had many substations for our transformers across two municipalities. I guess back in the 1950s it seemed to be a reasonable practice to use arsenic as weed control, so you'd go around and dig up the arsenic from the soil that remained there 40 years later. Practices certainly do evolve. Our understanding and our best scientific practices obviously do evolve.
I guess Canadians just want to be assured that we're monitoring things continuously, that we have the very best available science.
I know that my colleague from the NDP asked how we are positioned in comparison with some of the leading international partners. Could you give me a sense of what the top nations would be? Is Canada among the top nations in reviewing pesticides and ensuring consumer safety?