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  Is it?
  This sets up pretty bad (on bigger scale) precedent.
  Because as inhuman as it sounds any chemical/biological compound should be tested. On living organism. However bloody this looks/sounds and so on. This test should be regulated, this tests should have some restrictions, but there must be some tests. And last part, they are usually performed on specifically breeded animals, no one uses your precious pet or some species from wilds for this.
  And while 'oh, that's just cosmetics, why do we need to torture poor animals', how you can assure this won't happen with medicine next? Where's the borderline, especially if it is as you mention 'step in the right direction'? Which one? Restricting any tests on animals right here right now, or you assumed something else? 
  And yes, 'clinical tesing' is made after scientists know that thing they're about to test at least should not be lethal/too brutally damaging to a living organism. 
  And unfortunately I'm in a very big doubt that we've got good enough technology to throw away tests on living creatures to compensate by running tests on some artificial model of living organism and be certain about results. At some point we probably can do this. At some point, when we have good enough technology.
context: Many years ago a girl I knew volunteered for testing instead of animals. She lost all of her eyelashes when testing a mascara. >
  
  Ugh, why would that be a volunteer thing? At least clinical trials almost always compensate you with cash. >
  
  Simply because of the paper work and beaurocracy required to perform a clinical trial. Therefore the cosmetic industry run "volunteer studies". They still require ethics etc. but you can set up your own ethics committee and pass off your own experimental protocols. >
  
  Why would anyone volunteer though? So it doesn't happen to animals? >
  
  $$$$$ >
  
  Is it still "volunteer" if you're paid to do it? >
  
  Yes. In college, there's so many studies to sign up for as volunteers and you get small honorariums. >
  
  You volunteer to be a paid research participant same as clinical studies. >
  
  You guys are getting paid? >
  
  Depends on amount of involvement needed. He wasn't lying about the honorarium being small tho compared to clinical studies. For obvious reasons.
  But i did plenty of surveys, and small things over the years for various grad students so they could get data for what they needed. >
  
  does this include imported products? >
  
  In the article, it says any product sold in Canada. This would logically include imports. >
  
  Yes, cosmetics tested on animals will not be allowed to be sold in Canada once this passes. >
  
  but they'll still be readily available on amazon.ca >
  
  Is that how it will work? Either way, it’s a good step in the right direction