Mr. Speaker, our Conservative government is committed to keeping contraband tobacco off our streets. Today, we reintroduced legislation aimed at reducing contraband tobacco.
Cheap, illegal tobacco can make it easier for children and teens to get cigarettes into their hands and start smoking, which obviously has a negative impact on their health. My own father started smoking at the age of 11 and died of lung cancer later.
There is no place for contraband tobacco in our communities. The legislation is an important step in the fight against illegal tobacco and the impact it has on all Canadians, and young Canadians in particular.
I would hope that these common sense measures have the support of the members opposite.