Thank you, Minister, for coming.
Having practised medicine for almost 20 years, this has been an issue near and dear to my heart, as I said in my remarks during the debates.
I want to refer to the studies mentioned by the honourable member across the way that suggest a link between plain packaging and contraband tobacco and its associated terrible crimes. Are you aware of any research that is not sponsored by tobacco companies or their paid lobbyists that is credible, that makes claims that there are increases in contraband tobacco due to plain packaging?