Mr. Speaker, I rise today to present a petition on behalf of small business owners, including convenience store owners, to remove restrictions on the sale of nicotine pouches. Members of Parliament across all political parties love nicotine pouches. They use them every day, but they can only buy them at Shoppers Drug Mart. Why is Shoppers Drug Mart getting an exclusive monopoly for the sale of nicotine pouches?
The petitioners call on the Minister of Health to remove the restriction of the sale of nicotine pouches only to pharmacies, and allow convenience stores to sell them once again.