Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Health.
The Minister of Health has refused to stand up for the health of Canadians by supporting the lowering of taxes on cigarettes. Today in newspapers across the country we see ads by the Distillers Association of Canada to lower the taxes on alcohol. The minister is aware of the costs and health care risks of alcoholism in our society.
Will the minister stand up today in this House and say that she is against the lowering of taxes on alcohol, as she did not do on cigarettes, clearly another health care risk?