Yesterday Canada’s Minister of Health, Ginette Petitpas Taylor announced that plain and standard packaging for all tobacco products, including cigars, will go into effect on November 9th, 2019. It was almost one year ago when the Canadian Parliament passed Bill S-5, which amends Canada’s current Tobacco Act and gives Health Canada the authority to implement plain […]
Back in May, the Canadian Parliament has passed Bill S-5, a piece of legislation that is a major overhaul to the country’s Tobacco Act. As a part of this bill, it gives Health Canada the authority to implement plain packaging on tobacco products – including premium cigars. Now there is a grassroots movement hoping to stop that. […]
The Canadian Parliament has passed legislation that is a major overhaul to the country’s Tobacco Act. Yesterday the Parliament passed Bill S-5, which amends Canada’s current Tobacco Act and gives Health Canada the authority to implement plain packaging on tobacco products – including premium cigars. The Parliament vote comes less than 24 hours from when […]
