CEPA has been on Canada's books since 1988. It was overhauled in 1999. With the risk-based approach we are taking years, and in some cases decades, to put in place the risk management measures that we would have put in place much more quickly with a hazard-based approach.
One example is asbestos. Asbestos was added to the list of toxic substances in Canada more than 25 years ago. We continue to allow its export, its import, and its use in a variety of products in Canada because we're taking a risk management approach. It's taking us decades. The same can be said for other substances, including PBDEs, phthalates, triclosan, and the list goes on and on.
Really, in the European Union, what they did was say, “Look, we know that all types of asbestos are carcinogenic; boom, they're all banned.” There are more than 50 countries around the world that have banned asbestos.