Mr. Speaker, I listened with interest to the remarks that were made by my hon. colleague across the floor.
I want to clarify something. We do not suggest that this has all just begun. This problem has been building up. It would be foolish to say it was only here since October 25. That is not what we are saying. We are not saying that this plan will not combat smuggling. Of course if you reduce the price and there is no profit in it, there will not be any more smuggling. That is common sense.
The hon. member made a statement that I would like him to comment on. He said that the access to young Canadians is cut off. I doubt whether that is so. I still see young people with cigarettes in their mouths. I wonder how this plan is going to effectively control the use of tobacco by young people. I do not see anything here that is going to in any way guarantee that they will not have free access to tobacco products and will not be using them. If that access were limited we would not see many of the young people at the present time smoking. I would like to know what the hon. member sees as being positive in that regard. I still do not see the problem of health being directly addressed.
What about the alcohol and guns that are now being smuggled? What will the government do to address that problem? The smuggling element is still there. They have simply turned to another product to smuggle.