Health committee  I believe the question was about the approach that's being proposed in the Sodium Working Group, a voluntary structure approach. Will it be effective in achieving the objectives of 2016 and 2020?

Health committee  I'll just very quickly comment. I'm going to take my Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance of Canada hat off and put my Heart and Stroke Foundation hat on. The foundation works with all levels of government, and you're absolutely correct that you have to work at the municipal le

Health committee  Currently, on the food industry's voluntary initiative to reduce the marketing of unhealthy food products to kids, they have committed not to use third-party cartoon characters—for example, Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, etc. However, they still use their own company-generated cartoo

Health committee  You may have noticed from our recommendations that we are keen to work with industry, and I'll tell you why. I'll speak to regulations as well. With the trans fat experience, we know that regulations ideally would have been the best thing. But by having a volunteer-structured a

Health committee  I think I would answer the question this way. Intuitively and theoretically, a tax credit should work. You're going to have a very difficult time showing that tax credits on their own have a specific contribution, perhaps, to physical activity, but we do know that if you combine

Health committee  Good afternoon, Mr. Chair and committee members. On behalf of the Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance of Canada, also known as CDPAC, we'd like to thank you for the opportunity to share our perspective on what needs to be done to prevent chronic diseases, reduce obesity, and fac