Madam Speaker, I appreciate the answer of the hon. member.
I want to key in on a phrase which he used and that was the phrase "potential health hazards". Either we have a health hazard with the use of MMT or we do not. Surely, with the science which is available to us to study the effects of a fuel product using MMT, we can determine beyond a shadow of a doubt whether there is or is not a health hazard.
The hon. member said that he has read studies which indicate that MMT is fine and that no conclusion has ever been reached that there are health risks involved with it. On the other hand, the reports and studies which came from the auto industry said that there is a health hazard with MMT and that we must stop this devastating product immediately.
I am surprised that the government is ready to jump to a decision to ban MMT without having a conclusive scientific finding. When there are two reports on the product which are at absolute opposites, I wonder what is behind the government's enthusiasm to jump in and ban MMT. It is all right to say that the sky is going to fall, but that might only be opinion. The sky may never fall.
I believe that the Liberals are playing "Chicken Little" with this bill. The sky is falling and MMT is going to pollute the earth. In
fact, the sky has never fallen and there is no scientific evidence that MMT is a health hazard.