TOBACCO INDUSTRY HIT WITH HEAVY REGULATIONS IN CANADA
October 1st, 2009
BY ANCA GURZU
A NEW Canadian law banning the sales of cigarettes and cigarillos containing any flavourings and additives is the most recent in a series of restrictions imposed by Canadian public authorities on tobacco companies. This latest rule - an amendment to the federal Canadian Tobacco Act, received royal assent on October 8, 2009, after approval of a Bill C-32. This follows display and advertisement bans, litigation, and various no-smoking policies such as in cars with children enacted by three provinces or next to bus stops, (this rules imposed in the ...
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