Environment committee  Yes.

Environment committee  We were reporting just over $4 million a year five years ago. Now that's over $8 million, the bulk of which, about 45%, is with regard to brake pads.

Environment committee  That's ridiculous. Most people, certainly I in my vehicle, have ceramic brake pads, which are dominant. There's also quite a plethora of semi-metallic brake pads that don't contain asbestos. With 56 countries around the world, including major automotive producers like Germany, it

Environment committee  We represented the workers, and I can say that we closed our last mine in 2012.

Environment committee  It's hard to speak about absolutely every industry. Certainly substitution does happen in some industries and some sectors, but overall, we see there's a hurdle to substitution. A lot of companies are not thinking about the other options for chemicals. They're doing it in paralle

Environment committee  Thank you. I'm Andrea Peart. I'm with the Canadian Labour Congress, and we represent 3.3 million workers in Canada in nearly every industry and sector. Overall, the purpose of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act is to ensure pollution prevention. While other federal laws