Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  Honourable Chair and honourable members of the legislative committee that is reviewing Bill C-30, thank you for the opportunity to be able to speak on this important issue. Before I start the formal part of my presentation, you are probably all looking at your materials and no d

Environment committee  I would just add to it. When you're dealing with the issue, there's a lot of knowledge and a lot of things that can be done. The thing we have not been able to fix is cultural change. We have to notify people. If we really are going to make advances, culturally, from a consumer

Environment committee  One in five Canadians is directly affected by respiratory disease, for a total of six million Canadians, which is huge. If I asked how many people sitting at this panel know someone with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or lung cancer, and asked you to raise your ha

Environment committee  I don't think you need much more conversation. We've been working on the CEPA file ever since its inception, and prior to that we were working on the Clean Air Act before it was harmonized into CEPA. I think what you do is get into a game running. If I can make a point that pe

Environment committee  Good morning, Mr. Chairman, distinguished members of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development, and fellow witnesses. I have a 30-minute brief, but I'll cut it down to 10 minutes, as your wish is. On behalf of the board of directors of t