Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Health.
This morning, the Minister of Health tabled a master plan to reduce tobacco use in Canada. This plan follows last fall's Superior Court ruling that a total ban on advertising contravenes the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
The minister stated this morning, and I quote: "I hope that we will not spend as much time in court with this bill". Are we to understand from the minister's comments that she did not even bother to ask the Supreme Court for an opinion on the validity of her action plan before submitting it to us?