Mr. Speaker, I have the pleasure to present a petition, approved by the Clerk of Petitions, from my riding of Carleton-Charlotte.
This petition, presented to me on Friday afternoon past, states: "We the undersigned, being residents of the province of New Brunswick, draw the attention of the House to the following: That the Minister of Health is proposing legislation requiring plain packaging of tobacco products consumed in Canada, action which we feel is ill-considered and likely to have detrimental effects on ourselves and our community without demonstrable benefits to Canadians. Therefore, your petitioners request that Parliament refuse to enact any legislation requiring plain packaging of tobacco products to be consumed in Canada".