First of all, we are hoping the government wins the appeal of the case against the listing of plastic manufactured items as toxic under CEPA. That appeal is scheduled to be heard next week. That's one thing they need to do well and win, and then stay the course and work with international partners in coordination. Canada is not the only country that has run into roadblocks from the chemical industry. There are examples of court cases in other countries. There was one in Mexico to try to stop the refilling of beverage containers, if I'm not mistaken.
There are other challenges around the world. We just need to persevere. We need to recognize that public health, environmental health and public interest need to come ahead of profits in this case, because we can't have both an extremely strong plastics industry and a safe environment. That has not proven to be the case in the last 20 years. As the amount of plastic has been increasing in the world and profits are going up in that industry, it is not conducive to the future of the planet and the future of our health.
We really need to take a look at that, and the government needs to take it seriously. We need to stop subsidizing plastic production, stop subsidizing pipelines—I fully agree with you there—and focus on environmental protection.