Mr. Speaker, 11 years ago, an NDP motion to regulate trans fats was adopted by Parliament.
Since then, not only have the Conservatives not followed Health Canada's recommendations, which would result in health care savings of $9 billion, but even worse they decided to abandon the regulations, which were expected in 2010. The United States announced that they would abolish the use of trans fats.
Why is the minister refusing to regulate the use of trans fats, which are so harmful to health?