Environment committee  Under the current chemicals management plan, there are already group assessments that are being conducted, and risk management actions follow appropriately.

Environment committee  Perhaps there is space. If we go back to the original report to committee, there were a lot of actions. We worked with others to identify where we could make progress jointly and to park those issues where we couldn't make progress. That would be one that we probably could do. I

Environment committee  No. Microplastics are listed on the schedule 1 list of CEPA toxics, and we're promptly prohibited under certain regulations that follow from that for certain applications. That is, I would say, an unfortunate mischaracterization of the campaign. It doesn't say that plastics don

Environment committee  Our industry is extremely proud of responsible care. This was founded in Canada in 1985. It's now practised in 73 countries worldwide and by 95% of the top 150 chemical companies worldwide. It is “the” global ESG standard for the chemistry sector. It's also a condition of member

Environment committee  I could share one example, perhaps. Ontario did introduce a Toxics Reduction Act. It did require plans for anybody producing and using substances on a long list. It became a paperwork exercise. Here you are, maybe you're manufacturing sulfuric acid, which is an important componen

Environment committee  Certainly, with confidential business information, that information must be turned over to the regulatory authorities. They act in the public's interest. Every citizen still retains the right to petition for the release of that information. That can be considered. We think that's

Environment committee  Do you want to start with the environmental protection, Danielle, and I'll speak about innovation?

Environment committee  You asked the question about competitiveness, and I mentioned in my introductory remarks confidential business information. It's important to note that we do support the public's right to know. That's absolutely clear. At the same time, many don't know that chemistry is one of th

Environment committee  Well, I would go back to some of the concerns expressed by Ms. Plain in the last panel. There are some very legitimate concerns. I have a number of answers to some of the questions she had. Here's the truth. Industry does not make improvements in environmental protection on a st

Environment committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you, committee members, for dedicating your Friday afternoon to this very important bill. I am very pleased to be here today with my colleague Danielle Morrison. Ms. Morrison worked closely with your colleagues in the Senate as this bill moved throu

International Trade committee  Absolutely. Let me share with you an example. Alberta has a major chemical-producing sector that had no new investments for more than two decades. The NDP government introduced 500 million dollars' worth of tax credits. It was a competitive process. They selected two, with over

International Trade committee  No. I'm just trying to use something different than the carrot and the stick. You've heard about carrots and sticks a lot. I thought I'd try to spice it up for you.

International Trade committee  I think they'll be incredibly complex, and by the time we figure them out, it will be too damaging. Just to be clear, our sector is not against carbon pricing. The proposals I talked about have all been introduced despite the Canadian carbon pricing going to $170 per tonne with

International Trade committee  Very good. Thank you for the question. Let's first identify why we are here today. The IRA is the most audacious public policy instrument ever introduced to decarbonize a major economy in the world. We're here talking about it because we all know it's going to work. What have t

International Trade committee  I'm sorry, but I'm not hearing the translation.