Red Letter Day for Health of Canadians as Government Mandates Drab Brown Tobacco Packaging
Red Letter Day for Health of Canadians as Government Mandates Drab Brown Tobacco Packaging
The Board, staff, and members of the Non-Smokers’ Rights Association (NSRA) reacted with jubilation to the announcement today by Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor that the government has published draft regulations requiring plain and standardized packaging for all tobacco products.
Government of Canada finalizes ban on menthol in most tobacco products
Government of Canada News Release
Health Canada announced today a finalized amendment to the Tobacco Act to ban the use of menthol in cigarettes, blunt wraps and most cigars sold on the Canadian market.
http://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/government-of-canada-finalizes-ban-on-menthol-in-most-tobacco-products-618368803.html
A Leaked Document From Imperial Tobacco Shows How The Canadian Convenience Stores Association And Its Affiliate Were Used As Front Groups To Block Health Regulations And Tobacco Taxes
Ottawa & Montreal, October 18, 2016 — A confidential presentation by Imperial Tobacco Canada to its multinational parent company, British American Tobacco, reveals both the objectives and tactics behind the company’s decade-long campaign to “keep the contraband issue alive”, despite the fact that contraband decreased substantially in the country during this period.
Leaked Documents:
CORA AIT Strategy: Raising Public Awareness & Demanding Government Action, Imperal Tobacco Canada, August 2012
How Imperial Tobacco Ran A Fear Campaign About Contraband Cigarettes To Block Taxes And Prevent Health Regulations
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