"There is an urgent need to continue this campaign," said Matthew Myers, president of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, in a statement
He said: The BMA has long campaigned for the government to introduce standardised packaging as a way of helping smokers quit and to help non-smokers, especially children who are heavily influenced by tobacco marketing, to never start
This is about 8% increase from 2024, when the average price was CAD $18
'A long slog' The government's smoke-free goal, first introduced in 2011, is to ensure that the national smoking rate is reduced to less than 5% by 2025 before eventually eliminating smoking altogether
This cigarette is free from any type of harmful smoke for both the smoker and the environment
'Dab'/'shatter' These are highly concentrated forms of cannabis that are extracted using butane