Yes. I will do this quickly so that we can get back to the witnesses.
I hear what the member opposite is saying in terms of trade and the impacts this may have, but we also need to consider the impacts that this has on the environment and on Canadians in terms of plastic pollution and plastic waste, with some ending up in our own bodies. Therefore, I'm proposing a friendly amendment.
On the fourth line, it would say, after the words “over 30%”:
and that plastic packaging compromises over 1/3 of plastics put on the Canadian market, making them an important source of plastic waste, and that the Canadian Produce Marketing Association is a partner of the Canada Plastics Pact which supports the goal of “100% of plastic packaging is designed to be reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025”, and that plastic waste and pollution pose a threat to our environment, and that studies are showing that plastic is [also] found in our bodies, and that studies have shown a circular economy for plastics that keeps plastics in our economy and out of our environment and landfills could create 40,000 jobs in Canada by 2030, the committee hold no less than three meetings on this topic; and that the committee hear from other concerned stakeholders and Relevant Government officials, to ensure Parliamentarians are informed about the risks and benefits to Canadian trade and our environment the proposed regulations present; and that the committee report back to the House.
I think we have a printed copy going around.