We were very happy to see this in the budget. We've been working on it for the past 10 years, working with our colleagues at Cosmetics Alliance Canada.
Over the past decade or so, I think the cosmetics industry has really led the way in phasing out animal testing. To their credit, they basically do little to no animal testing in Canada at this time. We're very happy that this industry is moving away from this, and it's happening globally. China is one of the only countries left that still require some testing on animals, as Darren mentioned earlier in his testimony.
I'd also say that Bill S-5, the amendments to CEPA, has a phase-out for chemical toxicity animal testing. Whenever there are animal testing alternatives in place, it would require that you use those alternatives to animal testing. It's really nice to see that this package is moving forward all together.
