Thank you, Chair.
Thank you to the witnesses.
I really appreciated the direction Mr. Kitchen was going in, in terms of what we can work on from the federal side.
I also sit on the environment committee, and we have done CEPA studies. It was great to hear CEPA mentioned this afternoon by Mr. Merante.
Looking at the science of plastics and recycling, I'd like to start with Dr. Vaneeckhaute and talk about how the structures of plastics could accommodate recycling if we did the right science.
The University of Guelph has the Bioproducts Discovery and Development Centre, where they're working on bioplastics, but they're using oilseeds like soy or canola as a base. They're also using carbon nanoparticles in the carbon black that's being used, which is naturally occurring carbon that does not come from petroleum. That results in something that's lighter, stronger and less costly, so it has all three things going for it. Some automotive parts manufacturers are now incorporating that in what they supply, like Ford Motor Company, as an example.
Could you talk about what scientific developments the federal government could be funding through things like your research chair or other research you know of that we could be supporting?