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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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| | In 1994, five eastern provinces in Canada lowered cigarette taxes, dropping the price |
| | from (Canadian) $47 a carton to $26 or less. The provinces in western Canada, |
| | British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, kept their taxes high, and a |
| | carton still costs from $45 to $48. This results in smuggling and contraband sales; an |
| | estimated 20% of cigarettes sold in British Columbia are contraband, resulting in a |
| | tax revenue loss of up to $125 million each year. |
| | Canadian Medical Association Journal, January 13, 1998, p. 97 |
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| | Between 1982 and 1992, total per capita cigarette consumption in Canada fell by |
| | 38%. And between 1979 and 1991, smoking prevalence among Canadians over age |
| | 14 decreased from 38% to 26%, as teenage smoking declined from 42% to 16%. |
| | Growing Up Tobacco Free, p. 186 |
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| | "Can a vigorous national policy that includes high taxation and strong legislation |
| | toward smoking bring about significant declines in tobacco consumption? In Canada, |
| | the answer is yes... For policymakers, the conclusions are simple. Although education |
| | and smoking cessation programs can result in moderate declines in tobacco |
| | consumption, major declines can be achieved through increased taxation and |
| | advertising bans." |
| | American Journal of Public Health, July 1991, p. 902 |
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| | In Canada, smoking prevalence in men peaked at 62% in 1960. Among women, |
| | prevalence peaked at 40% in 1974. |
| | Smoke and Mirrors, p. 14 |
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| | The first completely smoke free Olympics were the 1988 Calgary Winter Games. |
| | Smoke and Mirrors, p. 190 |
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