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The Tobacco Reference Guide
by David Moyer, MD.


Chapter 27 International

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International: Canada

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Philip Morris threatened Canada with divestment and future economic reprisals if

Canada were to pass a tombstone packaging law, which would allow only for plain

black and white packaging. In addition, PM said that it would file a suit under the North

American Free Trade Agreement claiming that the packaging law would be an unfair

trade barrier, threatening Canada with millions of dollars in trade penalties.

Tobacco Industry Strategies, p. 9

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In Canada, smoking is part of the "Navy culture." 53% of junior enlisted Navy

personnel are smokers, more than twice the national rate of 26%; cigarettes on board

Navy ships cost $1.50 a pack compared to over $6 a pack on the "outside."

Canadian Medical Association Journal, December 15, 1992, p. 1827

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In response to smoking rates of 45% in the Canadian Navy, largely because

cigarettes are sold for $1.50 per pack compared to $6 in civilian stores, the Navy

discontinued sales of all tobacco products from shore facilities as well as ships in

port.

Tobacco Control, Fall 1993, p. 191 and JAMA, October 27, 1993, p. 1932

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Among Native Americans in Canada, 45% smoke daily and another 12% smoke

occasionally, compared to 28% and 1% of the general population, respectively.

9th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Paris, 1994 (T.Stephens)

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In Canada, smoking prevalence in 15- to 19- year olds dropped from 46% in 1979 to

16% in 1991, a decrease of almost two thirds, largely as a result of a 2.6-fold increase

in the inflation-adjusted cigarette price.

Adolescent Medicine, June 1993, p. 310

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