Thank you, Mr. Chair.
My question is for the deputy minister.
The government receives $700 million in supplementary revenue because of the increased tobacco tax, but it does not use that money to reduce smoking. Instead, the government has cut funds set aside for reducing smoking.
The government has also put forward weak regulations against flavoured tobacco. It isn't following the lead of other countries, like Australia, that impose regulations on uniform packaging.
When will the government get serious about reducing the biggest predictable cause of death in Canada?