Health committee  Yes. Standard packaging is something that we have looked at and are looking at. Nothing in these regulations specifically deals with standard packaging. Louis, do you want to add to that?

Health committee  Thank you very much for that question. I'm pleased to be able to point to a number of initiatives that have taken place under the federal tobacco control strategy that have been successful in part. There have been other initiatives, all of which have played a part in reducing pr

Health committee  Part of the regulatory process requires us to prepare a RIAS, a regulatory impact analysis statement. That RIAS did look at issues of costs and benefits. Mr. Proulx can talk about what the analysis showed in that regard.

Health committee  We will certainly monitor it. We can also investigate whether it has happened in other jurisdictions, how they've handled it, and what we can potentially do if such a thing happens.

Health committee  When we consulted and proposed six months and nine months, we obviously had to balance our desire to have the health warning messages in place as soon as possible--because the sooner they're in place, the sooner the public health benefits begin to be realized--with what's feasibl

Health committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. On the first question about the renewal of the health warning messages, once the new warnings are in place, we obviously have a fairly robust system to analyze the effectiveness of those messages. We certainly recognize that 10 or 11 years is not an ideal

Health committee  I will. Thank you, Madam Chair. We appreciate the invitation to speak to the standing committee about Health Canada's tobacco labelling regulations. Health Canada is committed to helping the five million Canadians who continue to smoke to kick the habit. We know that smoking i