I've heard this argument come up a few times before at the committee, the slippery slope argument of what's next. I would say this bill is very targeted to one very specific practice. I have seen no evidence to suggest that there is a real risk of a slippery slope here. The bill is really science-based. We're talking about horses, which have very unique physiology, and we're talking about a very specific type of transport that scientific evidence shows us causes harm and suffering.
With respect, I really don't see any risk here of a slippery scope, and banning this one specific practice will not adversely affect any other agriculture industry in Canada.