Mr. Speaker, I will happily rephrase the question.
In this case we take in $2 billion worth of revenue for taxes on tobacco in Canada. It costs Canadians $10 billion. I am wondering why there is so much opposition to another bill that was discussed as well. We are trying to raise a miserly $100 million to assist young people to stay off tobacco, to be able to lead normal healthy lives.
How is it that in the U.S. tobacco companies are willing to pay $202 billion to show that the products they sell are so unbelievably harmful to citizens of the United States of America? I also want to say how profitable tobacco companies must be to be able to offer $202 billion to settle some lawsuits.
Why is it so difficult to raise a small levy in Canada to help our young people stay off tobacco?