Why a sugar-sweetened beverage tax is a plus for all Canadians

If the federal government doesn’t want to be seen as a laggard in the fight against chronic disease, now is the time for it to implement a Canada-wide sugar-sweetened beverage tax.

A national SSB tax would align with key frameworks, including Canada's Healthy Eating Strategy, which uses policy levers to improve the food environment for Canadian consumers, writes Veda Jain-Allington.Unsplash photograph by Amanda Shepherd

Opinion

BY VEDA JAIN-ALLINGTON

January 4, 2024

In December, the World Health Organization (WHO) released the Global Report on the Use of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes, which found that more than

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