That is good news. I hate saying this cus I am sure lots of people do but I spent summers in Montreal back in 1989 &1990 which is before MAC opened their first US store. I used to go down to the Bay with $10 and buy a lipstick every few weeks. Nail polish and eyeshadows as well. I think of $15 as a lot for their lipsticks which is just silly but I seem to recall them being about 8 CAN back then. Still less than Chanel or YSL or other stuff I buy but my head is stuck in those days
I am astounded by the mark-up for Canadians! I stepped away from MU oh 15 yrs ago except for a every once in a while hankering for something so it isn't like I am a true blue mac fanatic but they always held a soft spot in my heart and I always think of them as a Canadian company. I actually think they use that as a marketing thing~ not overtly but still there: that individualism and small company attitude when really it is part of a huge conglomerate. Every time I see stuff like oh they are a small company that can't handle the mad influx of orders or ship boxes with lipstick in it I kinda roll my eyes. Sorry EL juggles like a half dozen, if not more, companies with counters the world over. BTW Le Bay's MAC counter was the largest one in the store, larger than some free standing stores I have been in [slight exaggeration] so really Canadians getting the short shrift is just so wrong.