Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  We talked about producing a brief, designed at a layperson's level, on the connection between climate change, air quality, and respiratory health. If you are interested, we can forward that. It's a very complex sort of thing, and the document we want to produce could make the con

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  We'll prepare that and forward it. I'd like to remind you that when you can't breathe, nothing else matters.

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  What I would like to suggest is that in all of the discussions we've had in the past, it's opened up a major sinkhole. Indoor air quality is huge; it's not a small issue. And there's no organization to date that has that responsibility. I suggest that Health Canada has that respo

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  It's really both. It's the appliance, definitely, for the amount that goes out of it if it's not EPA approved. But it's also that people have a tendency to burn wet wood. That causes an increase. People will burn garbage. There are complaints on burning garbage. People will be bu

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  The Lung Association has been working on wood stoves for the past 10 years. We've been trying to get that in the Hazardous Products Act. Under CEPA, all the provinces and territories want regulations in relation to wood stoves, to get an EPA type approved that would have the doub

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  Are you talking specifically on the radon strategy?

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  First and foremost, the guidelines have been approved by the province and territories. We are currently working with Health Canada on some strategies. There was an international conference that took place in January on radon. We believe what has to happen is the guidelines have t

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  I think you're on the right track.

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  I think those are good initiatives and we're looking forward to more. The ones that you mention certainly are good initiatives and they should be continued.

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  We've always been supportive of regulations, providing that the regulations fit into the circumstance at the moment. In terms of the way they're laid out, this was the first time we've had mandatory regulations that were proposed in this sense, so we're optimistic that regulation

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  I think you'll find that part of that is already being done through the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. They've taken that on. They're looking at various methodologies on how they could do that. Of course, the difficulties you run into are that the federal government has

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  If I can, I'll add a point to that. For a number of years, the Lung Association has been advocating for regulations related to indoor air quality. This is the first time a government has come forward saying that they have an interest. I think what this committee must look at is

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  I think the statement we made was a belief we had. Our particular position here is not to take sides with one or the other on who may be right and who may be wrong in the deliberations. We want some of the briefs that we have put through and others have put through before us, bri

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  You need to look at how Parliament can work together to come forward with the best possible bill to protect the health of Canadians.

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  Yes.