Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  I just have one final comment. Just as of last week, we have been engaged with Health Canada on indoor air quality and in helping to implement an air indoor quality program in schools across Canada with Health Canada in a pilot program—number one—and that's a first. In fact, we h

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  I'm just pinch-hitting today for one other individual. We will provide as much information as we can, with respect. In fact, we have a conceptual framework for Canada in terms of asthma, COPD, and allergies, and we'll be drawing quite a number of bits of the 150 sources of inform

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  That's why.

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

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  In terms of the alternatives, when we look at fossil fuel and at what we know about coal-burning plants and so forth, we are hugely challenged. We're also challenged by wind power. Some of the studies coming out of Alberta talk about the inefficiency of wind power and it's not in

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  I'm going to start off. Asthma, allergy, and COPD are all definitely related. There are over three million Canadians suffering from asthma, and millions more from allergies. Asthma is an allergy. If you look at the English-speaking world that I referred to in my remarks, when

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  No, we don't at this point. I think part of that really is attributable to the fact that we just haven't had the time over the last few days. We got the notice three days ago, but we would be delighted and happy to do so but with appropriate time.

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  Mr. Chairman, thank you very much. Good afternoon, everyone. On behalf of the Asthma Society of Canada, I wanted to thank the legislative committee for allowing us to speak with you regarding Bill C-30, Canada's Clean Air Act. We also welcome the opportunity to briefly speak to