Thank you.
I'll start by noting that the Canadian General Standards Board made a concerted effort to establish a consensus on this issue. They struck a technical committee with more than 15 members, including representatives from veteran groups, guide dog associations, government regulators and trainers themselves.
Early in the process, based on stakeholder input, the focus of the standard broadened from psychiatric service dogs to all service dogs. That might have made it more difficult to come to an agreement.
In 2017, the first draft of that standard was posted for public comment. The standard covered requirements for handlers, determination of disability, detailed information on training and care for dogs, acceptable breeds and acceptable sources of dogs. They gathered more than 600 pages of feedback at that time.
The fact that consensus couldn't be reached came from a number of different partners and stakeholders, particularly in the industry. That revolved around the length of time that was required for training, the age at which dogs started training and the use of shock collars. There was a wide variety of disagreement. That's really what caused the process to stop.
I'll stop there and ask if there are follow-up questions.