Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, and thank you to the Auditor General and her staff.
Mr. Vaughan, I would like to start, if I may, by asking about the recommendations that have come forward. It would appear that since 2005, actually, a number of good things have happened. I think that's always good for the people of Canada.
On page 13, you're talking about bottled water. From there, you move to page 27 in terms of recommendations. Who ever thought we'd pay more for water than gasoline and carry it around in a bottle? We've been doing that now for about 25 years. It would appear, though, that in terms of Health Canada, it doesn't have to fall under the same Canadian drinking water quality guidelines, and for this number of years, that hasn't happened.
It says at paragraph 1.40: “We found that Health Canada has been working for at least seven years on revisions to sections of the Food and Drug Regulations that apply to bottled water to incorporate the Guidelines.” That seems like a long time. Did they give you a reason for that? I know it's a low risk. Is it a priority issue?