Environment committee  I think the whole chemical assessment process is risk-based in Canada, and I think we should stay with that. They have a hazard-based approach in the EU, and they have not assessed as many chemicals as Canada has since 2006. We still have substantive data, and we want to ensure

Environment committee  I would agree with that.

Environment committee  Yes, we do. Putting substances on a watch-list just signals to Canadians that these chemicals shouldn't be in the products they buy, and that causes them concern. There's no control of how many substances are placed on that watch-list, or any protocols to get them to the watch-li

Environment committee  Do you mean in terms of new products being developed?

Environment committee  Yes.

Environment committee  Right.

Environment committee  Many of the chemical regulations are redundant. The Treasury Board study talked about those a few years ago, I think. They came out with a study that said a lot of them were being removed because they weren't even being used anymore. With regard to the ones we have to comply wit

Environment committee  Sure. It's already done in Canada. They do it under the CMP with groups of substances. It's already part of the assessment process under the CMP. We've had a number of those.

Environment committee  No, we've had cases of groups of substances.

Environment committee  I'm sorry. All of the chemicals that are prioritized now for assessment are in commerce. They're being sold. The whole idea is to look at the inputs in those chemicals to make sure that they are not harmful to human health or the environment. It's an ongoing process under the CMP

Environment committee  Canada has a more rigorous process than the EU, for instance, which does some research studies. For example, I mentioned the TiO2 that was just knocked down by the Court of Justice of the European Union. They had very limited data; that's why it didn't proceed. We have much more

Environment committee  No. Is that with regard to Mr. McLean's question?

Environment committee  No, they have to comply with the law in Canada. In terms of CBI, they need the protection in Canada. When they ship products to Canada and share information with the government, they would like to have confidential business information policy that's strong.

Environment committee  Well, it affects us a lot, because it's already happening. Fifty per cent of our products now sold in Canada are shipped to Canada over the border. Manufacturing has been leaving Canada, so their products are being shipped here. Twenty years ago, it was 30%; now it's 50%, and it

Environment committee  They're still regulated, 100% regulated, but—