Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Doctor, for coming here this morning.
I would like to hear clarification from you. You did mention in your presentation that smoke in cigarettes kills people, that's the main cause of lung cancer. Lung cancer is the leading cancer among Canadians, which is a reason for concern. Nicotine does not kill, but can you clarify for me, is there a negative effect of using nicotine in any form on the human body?
At the last committee meeting we had people here who work in the toxicology field. They made a presentation before the committee and spoke a lot about how toxic nicotine is and how strong a poison it is. Is there a negative effect of nicotine in any form on the human body?