There has been some progress but it is not a simple issue. We started more intensive efforts later than other countries, such as the United Kingdom which began in 2006. It should be pointed out however that sodium intake in Canada, currently, without our having yet implemented all the necessary reduction steps, is below the sodium intake currently recorded in the United Kingdom, after two years of reduction efforts there.
By studying previous experiences, for examples in countries such as the United Kingdom, we were able to observe that even the strategies originally developed were questioned because of the problems implementing them. Thus, the initial United Kingdom targets were continuously reviewed and corrected with an eye to their practicality.
The work that we are doing is essential work because an in-depth analysis has to be undertaken in order to define concrete reduction targets and, especially, to invest taxpayers' money in measures that will work.