I'll answer it, if I may.
It's clearly worthwhile to invest in research, and we don't do enough of that in Canada, whether in materials or ultimately the development of new materials, which would be part of the circular economy. There has to be more investment in research if we want to be more competitive one day and lower the purchase price of menstrual products. I think we have to do that. We know that Canada isn't competitive enough in many areas of trade and intellectual property
As my colleagues mentioned, we have to consider the fact that very little research is being done on the health of women and persons who have a uterus. I'd like to point out that there are still vague and permissive areas in the legislative field. Several studies have shown that many pesticides, endocrine disruptors, dioxins and other substances can still be found in menstrual products today. That influences the health of persons who have periods and use those kinds of products. We can't yet quantify the impact that has on health or, in turn, on our overall health system and environment in Canada.
We could draw a parallel with cigarettes, for example. Many years ago, little research was conducted on cigarettes. The general opinion was that it was a healthy product. Then research and studies were done that revealed a need to regulate cigarettes. Those kinds of studies on menstrual products should be conducted for the welfare of all Canadians.