Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thanks to our guests.
Today was meant to be part of our scoping out of how to go about studying this act, because we can go down many paths with such an important piece of legislation. From your presentations, it seems pretty clear that there's a certain condemnation, not just of what's in the act itself, but also of the application of the act.
I wouldn't mind some comments, and want to get specific, to figure out how this committee is going to divide its time between a review of the structure of the act and where there are faults, or things that work well, in it. But I think even more important is its application. This city knows that a bill can be perfect, but once the act is applied imperfectly the result is negated.
Dr. Khatter, I'll start with you. When looking at something like smog as an example, is it your view on the health effects that the act itself has the ability to address the issues of smog in our cities right now?