Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you for your leadership on this bill, Mr. Calkins.
As members of Parliament, we often receive notes, letters, emails and correspondence. I was actually surprised by the amount of correspondence I received so quickly—initially on the change to the legislation, and then very quickly on your legislation—and by the number of people who actually stopped me in the community to tell me that this is such a serious problem and that they have very serious concerns about it.
I've been on this committee for nearly three years; I have never seen the gallery full, and here we have a full gallery. I'm assuming these people aren't just sitting here at 5:30 because they want to. I'm assuming they're here because they're trying to show some support.
My question to you is this: Why is it so important for Canadians to have choice in natural health products?