Health committee  The simplest thing is to look at numerical standards and say that a smaller number per contaminant must be safer than a higher number. But if both of them have safety factors of a 100-plus, reducing a number that already has a safety factor of 100-plus to make it 200-plus achieve

Health committee  It depends on what you're talking about as guidelines. In Canada we have 12 different jurisdictions—I guess 13 now—that implement drinking-water controls, and places like Alberta have adopted the health-based Canadian guidelines as regulatory requirements. As I understand the req

Health committee  I would agree entirely with Professor Attaran's comments, and would go a step further. I think the fluoride case is a fantastic example of the complexity of chemical risks in drinking water. Fluoride is one of only a handful of substances for which we actually have reliable proof

Health committee  The main point is that what's good in drinking water is not necessarily the same as what's good for fish, because they live in the water. However, I'm unaware of any studies indicating that at the levels that would be applied in drinking water, and therefore find their way into

Health committee  Thank you. Honourable members of Parliament, I truly appreciate this opportunity to share with you my experience and knowledge about drinking water as you review Bill C-326. I've outlined my qualifications and experience in my written brief, so I won't repeat them here. My evide

Health committee  That's great.