Thank you for your question, sir.
As I said, we looked at all these factors, along with the standards in Canada, Europe, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand.
In the past, the Health of Animals Regulations were very prescriptive. Now the focus is more on results, but the regulations still set out the travel times.
Canadian standards differ from European ones because animals are transported over greater distances owing to our geography. In any case, we have reduced travel times. We have also examined industry needs and determined the maximum travel times that people transporting animals must comply with. If something unexpected arises before or during transit, the people looking after the animals should decide to reduce the travel time based on the animals' health.
So the regulations set out the travel times. Canada's standards in this regard are similar to those in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand. The standards in Europe are much stricter than ours. In Europe, however, the distances are much shorter than they are in Canada.
We evaluated all these factors and arrived at these standards for Canada.