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Addiction Minister Carolyn Bennett says the measure is aimed at reaching more people, including young people who often share cigarettes and can’t find the packaging.
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June 10, 2022 • 13 hours ago • 1 minute reading • 103 comments A pedestrian crosses Bloor Street while holding a lighted cigarette in Toronto, December 2019. Photo by Peter J Thompson
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Canada is about to become the first country in the world to demand that a warning be printed on every cigarette.
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Addiction Minister Carolyn Bennett says the measure is aimed at reaching more people, including young people who often share cigarettes and can’t find the packaging.
A 75-day consultation period will begin tomorrow.
Bennett also revealed extended warnings for cigarette packs that include a longer list of health effects on smoking.
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Canada has required photographic warnings since the turn of the millennium, but the images have not been updated in a decade.
Rob Cunningham, a senior policy analyst with the Canadian Cancer Society, notes that Canada also set a precedent in demanding photo warnings, with other countries following suit.
He says he hopes the warnings printed on the cigarettes themselves will also come out internationally.
This report from The Canadian Press was first published on June 10, 2022.