As I mentioned, if this bill doesn't pass, that means higher economic costs, and it will be harder for us to apply for NHP licences. A couple of us importers—these are all mom-and-pop shops that are importing these herbs—have already talked about how we're going to have to go south and we're going to have to sell on eBay and Amazon, and they're not regulated. There will be more of us. There are already people selling. If you go on Amazon right now, there are already Americans selling health products across the border.
Because we are here, it's easier for Canadian consumers to buy NHPD-regulated products that have labelling and a voluntary recall process. It's harder for them to buy online, but if we're not here, the only option is online, where none of these regulations are in place.
The U.S. FDA requirement right now is just a nutrition label. That's all we need. There's nothing else. It's cheaper and it's easier, and we don't need to go through the NHPD.
Remember, we're selling herbs here, so we could just not apply and not make any health claims. That's another option. That means even less regulation.