Plain packaging lobbying persists as Liberals promise new tobacco rules

Mandatory plain packaging is 'definitely going to happen,' says the parliamentary secretary for health.

Health Canada has prepared these mock-ups of how plain-packaging requirements would transform the appearance of various tobacco products sold in Canada. Image courtesy of Health Canada

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BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI

October 5, 2016

The Trudeau government continues to field lobbying pushes on a proposal requiring plain packaging for retail tobacco products in the wake of consultations that federal officials say identified strong support for the measure. The ...

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