Environment committee  Yes, I'll go first again. I think CEPA already has powers that would allow that. Under section 93, the government can decide it wants to ban something, and if it does, then another substance would have to be used. So effectively we do have the ability to do that. For products,

Environment committee  Sure. I can have a try at that. That was the point I was trying to make in my presentation. One of the reasons the LOQ is there is because that is as low as you can measure. It doesn't make sense to talk about going any lower; that's the stopping point in terms of the aim that's

Environment committee  I think the answer to your question is yes. I can provide information to the committee. I didn't bring it with me this time. For the chemical industry, I provided information when I talked about our reducing emissions report last May, where I discussed in detail what we're doin

Environment committee  My name is Gordon Lloyd. I'm with the Canadian Chemical Producers' Association. It's good to be here, again. Hopefully we won't get a fire alarm today. I'd like to thank the committee for the opportunity to participate in this round table to discuss virtual elimination. Last Ma

Environment committee  I'm sorry for the last 52 seconds.

Environment committee  I was looking at my watch as well.

Environment committee  Thank you. I'd like to thank the committee for the opportunity to participate in this round table about the international aspects of the CEPA review. When I presented to you last May and a couple weeks ago, both times I described CCPA and Responsible Care, so I won't do that ag

Environment committee  Yes. The whole world uses a risk-based approach. The problem is—it's a quote from the University of Ottawa professor that was read—when we talk to other countries about what the Canadian approach is, we have to get beyond the confusion that the word “toxic” causes. Once we explai

Environment committee  Maybe this will give Mr. Moffet time to think of a good answer. I have just a couple of quick comments. On the point about vagueness, I agree with what Mr. Graham said. “Toxic” is vague. What does it mean? What it means is the language we've promoted, which the federal lawyers

Environment committee  I'm glad to be able to comment on that, because one of the things I was a bit concerned about was Mr. Freeman's characterization of international treaties and approaches in other countries as being consistent with Canada's. In my view, that's just incorrect. We have a very unique

Environment committee  Thank you. My name is Gordon Lloyd. I'm vice-president of technical affairs with the Canadian Chemical Producers Association. I'd like to thank the committee for the opportunity to participate in this round table and to talk about the term “toxic” in CEPA. Also, I have a few c

Environment committee  From our perspective, I think removing the confusion that's inherent right now in the use of the term “toxic” and applying it broad-based--it applies sometimes inappropriately--removing that confusion would make the act more effective and thereby strengthen it. We're certainly no

Environment committee  On your first question, I did address that a bit while you were out, but briefly, we think that cooperation with the provinces is going to become more and more important on issues like climate change and clean air. We'll need to make sure there are provisions in the equivalency p

Environment committee  As I've understood Environment Canada, they feel that when something is put on the virtual elimination list, they have to have limits of quantification for it for all circumstances, and that would appropriately include emission releases from plant operations. I think they also fe

Environment committee  Yes, and in the additional submission we'll send you, there will be two more. One is a very simple issue, I hope, that we should do what Australia did and have an ability to recognize assessments of other jurisdictions in the legislation. Secondly, particularly as we get into cle