Health committee  In our opinion, the science is conclusive in terms of sugar, salt and saturated fat. It has clearly been demonstrated that those products have a negative effect on health and that there are repercussions. Targeting those factors to a small degree will not result in a perfect defi

Health committee  Quebec is one of the provinces with the best results in terms of the obesity problem. I have a note of caution, however. The Quebec act, which dates from 1980, was not passed to reduce obesity, but for ethical reasons and because of the vulnerability issues involving all forms of

Health committee  I have a short comment. I do not know whether that answers your question, but the Quebec legislation clearly shows the legal approach and the need, the relevance, of having legislation governing advertising directed at children. If you use the criteria set out in the Quebec act,

Health committee  In the opinion of the coalition, the definition of junk food ideally would correspond to the current labelling strategy on the front of the packaging. Scientific studies on sugar, salt, and saturated fats are clear as to the effects of those products on the health. For us, a def

Health committee  If it's sober, which means a small logo. It's “sub”, not “sober”. “Sub” means not appealing to kids. The answer is yes, it's okay if it's not appealing to kids.

Health committee  It's the same thing. Every product, as long as it's not appealing to kids, is okay. It is possible to have some kind of sponsorship as long as it respects the criteria of the legislation in Quebec.

Health committee  According to the legislation, in Quebec, advertising directed at children is prohibited for all products; it does not matter whether the products are food or toys. The Quebec legislation has defined three criteria. First, the product must appeal to children. Do sugary drinks app

Health committee  I will answer in French. In Quebec, discreet mentions of sponsorships are permitted. The Guide to the Application of Sections 248 and 249, Consumer Protection Act, permits sponsorship of that kind. My team is not able to go into the field to monitor everything that is going on

Health committee  I will do it in French. I will speak slowly for the translation. In Quebec, children are fortunate in that they are protected from advertising. It has been shown that young Quebecers are clearly less exposed to advertising than those in the rest of Canada. The problems are in ou

Health committee  Mr. Chairman, I will do my presentation in French. Ladies and gentlemen of the committee, thank you for your welcome today. My name is Corinne Voyer, and I am the director of the Coalition québécoise sur la problématique du poids. I am accompanied by my colleague Clara Couturie

Finance committee  I would like to add that the recent data from the Mexican National Institute of Public Health showed a decrease in obesity. We could have a battle of figures on this. In fact, I had access to the recent health data, and it isn't the same thing.

Finance committee  Sorry, my English is not.... You're all mixed up with the numbers. But the numbers that I have for Mexico from the health is that after the first year of implementation there was a reduction of 6% in the consumption of sugary drinks by the whole population. During the holidays, C

Finance committee  First, it's not a sugar tax. It's a sugary drink tax. We're only focused on sugary drinks. The other thing about the reduction of obesity, for sure it's a new measure, so it's too soon to know the impact on obesity, but sugary drinks are linked to obesity, diabetes, cardiovascul

Finance committee  In fact, four grams of sugar is the equivalent of a teaspoon. If you divide 47 by four, you get almost 12 teaspoons of sugar in a drink of that size.

Finance committee  I would have to check, but I think so. For us, sugary drinks are water with sugar added. After that, you are getting into the juice category, which is perhaps the product you are talking about. That is why the label says “no added sugar”. Currently, the problem with juices is t