If I understand the amendment correctly, I would say it's a little redundant.
Clause 4(1) of the bill talks about “implicating tobacco use in the incidence of numerous debilitating and fatal diseases”.
It is very similar to paragraph (e) of amendment NDP-1, which talks about reducing dependence on tobacco products. That's clear. The purpose of the bill is to reduce tobacco use, its consequences, and the resulting number of debilitating and fatal diseases. It's all connected and it's redundant.
It then seeks “to reduce the rate of use of tobacco products to no more than 5% of Canadians by 2035.”
Any goal like that is generally laudable. That said, I think setting such a goal now is premature. According to scientific reports, the political will, even the development of the public, can change. Given that the bill is already very broad in scope, I think it's redundant and it does not add anything.
I therefore propose that this amendment not be passed.