Health committee  Our scientists would go through the scientific evidence pertaining to a particular ingredient. It happens regularly where they'll say to take water, or milk, or whatever, and our scientists will order that that not be the case because that's not the proper intervention in terms o

Health committee  Well, 45% of our claimants are American companies--some are European--and they have a bit of a different system in the States, which sometimes results in spirited discussions with the claimant. In Canada we have certain health and safety disclosures; they have to be done in a cer

Health committee  That's right. That's after the fact, yes.

Health committee  For example, we only see about 2%, perhaps, of the MSDSs for hazardous products in Canada, and 98% go directly into the market with no review whatsoever. They're the subject of provincial, territorial, and federal inspection programs to review the documentation, the accuracy, or

Health committee  Yes. Through the course of these amendments, we've had Dr. Dave Bennett and his colleagues sit on our council and work with us. He's with the CLC.

Health committee  Yes, as recently as January 2007. The one signing off was Mr. Bill Chedore, with the CLC. The other you may know--Larry Stoffman, from Vancouver.

Health committee  I thought you might.

Health committee  No. I read your bio.

Health committee  The point is that labour represents their constituents with a lot of dedication, and that's always been evident around the table. They would absolutely not accept any regulatory compromise that would in any way diminish the protection.

Health committee  That's right. It's arguable that the resources we can save through economies and efficiencies and the trade secret--the economic side of the house--can be reinvested into our health and safety reviews and will hopefully permit us to be even more vigilant of workplace dangers and

Health committee  Well, as part of the order process, when we issue an order obliging the claimant to change their safety data sheets and labels, we ask that they be submitted to us. We then review that for compliance. If they don't want to submit it to us, they either appeal or take it out of t

Health committee  Permit me to say that the commission does an economic analysis and it does a health and safety analysis. On the economic side, whether it's a trade secret to begin with and is deserving of protection, in the nineteen years that the commission has existed, with all the claims that

Health committee  You're absolutely correct.

Health committee  Thank you, Sharon. These are the amendments contained in Bill S-2. They are straightforward. They are the product of extensive consultations among industry, labour, and federal, provincial, and territorial governments, all of which support this bill. I would like to share a li

Health committee  I'd like to thank the committee for the opportunity to speak to the amendments to the Hazardous Materials Information Review Act, as set out in Bill S-2. As president and chief executive officer of the Hazardous Materials Commission, I wish to introduce the officials who accomp