We are trying to show that the regulation is non-discriminatory, completely acceptable and supported by the public. That is what we are trying to achieve. This leads me to talk about an issue that is somewhat related to the matter at hand.
In Canada, there are at least three levels of jurisdiction that can be brought to bear on pesticides. The federal government, through the PMRA, has a procedure banning pesticides. The agency assesses a number of pesticides and certifies their use in Canada. In a way, the PMRA establishes a minimum standard across Canada. Provinces can adopt more stringent measures: they can exclude a greater number of products than the PMRA. Municipalities can be even more stringent with regard to the use of pesticides within their jurisdiction.
Based on what we have seen in Quebec and Ontario, through their adoption of the precautionary principle, we tend to believe that some provinces place much greater importance on that principle than does the federal government, when assessing the same uses and chemical elements. This goes to show that regulations in Canada play a major role in this issue.