International Trade committee  That's a great question.

International Trade committee  Yes.

International Trade committee  It's across all segments in terms of plastic resin production, organic chemistries, the chemistries that go into alternative energy sources, or the chemistries that go into keeping food and water safe, so it really depends.

International Trade committee  Some of our members are integrated. As a member we'll have Imperial Oil chemical, but they're integrated with the upstream oil and gas. Most of the chemistries we do produce come from natural gas liquids. The reason we we have our clusters in Alberta, Ontario and Quebec is that we're close to that feedstock.

International Trade committee  It's a great question. Certainly our members look at a variety of factors before making that investment decision. That does include the regulatory climate, things like climate change regulation and so on. We work with the government to try to ensure there are systems in place that will allow emission-intensive trade-exposed groups such as ourselves to have slightly...so that they pay attention to the fact that we are trade exposed, and really understand the need for regulation that is fair.

International Trade committee  It went by so quickly.

International Trade committee  We don't represent the fertilizer industry, but certainly they should be invited to speak about their opportunity here.

International Trade committee  NOVA Chemicals, yes. In Sarnia it has a $2.2-billion investment and—

International Trade committee  What we're seeing now is $10 billion in investment, or announced, in the last 18 months in the plastics industry. That's plastic resin produced from propane: polypropylene. These companies would be the first to manufacture these types of products here in Canada. Certainly, there is potential for additional investment in sustainable plastics.

International Trade committee  What we're seeing with major companies is that, obviously, they're international. They compete internally for those investment dollars, so they'll look to Canada, Chile or the U.S. gulf coast in order to make those investments. In the end, regulatory policies are what really impact those investments.

International Trade committee  Actually a significant portion is. We have a few in Quebec that do organic chemicals, but certainly about 85% are petrochemical.

International Trade committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. It's an honour to appear before the committee today. The trading relationship that Canada has with the United States and Mexico is a key pillar of our economy. The Canada, U.S. and Mexico trade agreement represents a step forward in that relationship and the Chemistry Industry Association of Canada and its members support its ratification with the passage of Bill C-4.

Environment committee  We decided on 2030 because it gives us the chance to study and market the technology needed to achieve our goal. In some cases, the technology doesn't exist yet. Are we absolutely sure that we'll succeed? The answer is no, because this is a major challenge for us. We've been working on this goal for a few years now.

Environment committee  The plastics or the capacities do exist. However, manufacturers must meet certain criteria when packaging their products. For example, if a container must provide health and safety guarantees, the container may be made from non-recyclable plastic. That said, our companies are working on solving this problem.

Environment committee  Not at all, Mr. Godin.