Environment committee  We can validate that--

Environment committee  --and report back to the committee. We do recognize that when the market does move, it will drive the cost down.

Environment committee  Thank you. I'd like to respond to this question. As the honourable member indicated, Canada is a relatively small consumer in the global market. Approximately 10% of medical devices used in Canada are from Canadian manufacturers; the other 90% are imported to Canada, primarily

Environment committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. We concur with the honourable member's concern, and it's one of the concerns that Mr. Glover raised in his opening statement. Without adequate long-term testing of the safety and effectiveness of the substitutes for use in the same environment in which DEHP