Mr. Speaker, I am aware of the incident that the hon. member has brought up. A woman wearing a terrycloth robe leaned across a lit candle and there was a flash flame across the terrycloth. Fortunately there was no injury although it was a frightening experience.
I am also aware of the report that says a fabric softener may increase the flammability of certain types of material. Unfortunately only one kind of material was tested in this report so we cannot draw definite conclusions.
We are continuing our study of the matter. Let me reassure Canadians through you, Mr. Speaker, and the hon. member as well, that textile flammability regulations under the Hazardous Products Act which were brought in in 1971 have been extremely effective in preventing flammable textiles from staying on the market.
We certainly intend to continue enforcing-