| The Tobacco Reference Guide
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| by David Moyer, MD. |
| Chapter 27 International |
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| International: Canada |
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| "The tobacco industry, those who sell tobacco to our children, are kissing cousins to |
| those who push marijuana, or hashish, or crack, or heroin. It is time we treated them |
| as such." |
| Marcian Fournier, M.D., President, Canadian Medical Society, Canadian Medical |
| Association Journal, January 1, 1990, p. 58 |
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| Domestic per capita tobacco sales in Canada decreased by 44% from 1980 to 1991. |
| In the United States, per capita consumption is decreasing by 1% per year. |
| Washington Post, February 27, 1992, p. A4 |
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| "We recommend the prohibition of all forms of tobacco advertising and promotion in |
| Canada, including advertising in conjunction with athletic events. We also support the |
| taxation of tobacco products at a level to discourage their purchase, with tax revenues |
| earmarked for health budgets." Canadian Medical Association policy statement, |
| 1985. By 1990, all these objectives had been enacted. |
| Canadian Medical Association Journal, June 15, 1985, p. 1440A |
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| Combined federal and provincial tobacco taxes in Canada in 1991 were an average |
| of $3.80 per pack, or 19 cents per cigarette, and ranged up to $5.60 in New |
| Brunswick, compared to an average of 46 cents a pack in the United States. |
| Canadian Medical Association Journal, August 1, 1991, p. 245 |
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| Until taxes were lowered in 1994, 15 to 20% of all cigarettes consumed in Canada |
| were illegally smuggled from the United States. This resulted in a loss of $1 billion |
| each year in tax revenue. |
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