The position is consistent with the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, where countries agreed that chemicals should only be banned if the risks are unreasonable and otherwise unmanageable. The Government of Canada's approach to this is based on a life-cycle approach. It applies to all minerals and metals, and is consistent with our minerals and metals policy.
The purpose of the institute, Mr. Martin, isn't mandated as you state to create the.... The terminology used would be offensive to the people who actually work in the institute and do the work. But the key for us with respect to the Chrysotile Institute is what I said in the last part of my remarks: the funds are used to provide information on how to manage the risks associated with the production and handling of the fibres. Those are important matters to make sure people have the information.