Thank you, Madam Chair.
Good morning, everyone.
Thanks to the witnesses for being with us.
Ms. Lourenco, in my role as President of the Treasury Board for nearly two years now, I've had the privilege of learning about the regulatory processes involved. So I know that you and your colleagues work very hard. My questions will focus more on the process, not how you engage in it.
As I understand it, representatives of Canadian businesses participated in the consultations conducted before the proposed biocides regulations were published in Part 1 of the Canada Gazette.
Would you please tell us a little bit about the challenges and risks associated with the biocides market that industry representatives told you about during those consultations.
I'm trying to understand the pressures experienced by Canadian businesses, SMEs in particular, wishing to operate in this sector. What pressures do they experience?