PRB 98-8E
TOBACCO AND HEALTH:
GOVERNMENT RESPONSES
Prepared by:
Mollie Dunsmuir, Law and Government Division
Claude Blanchette, Jean Dupuis, Economics Division
Nancy Miller Chenier, Political and Social Affairs Division
December 1998
MODULE CONTENTS
OVERVIEW
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
General
Chronology
of Tobacco-Related Events in Canada to 1985
TOBACCO CONSUMPTION – EVOLUTION AND TRENDS
The Tobacco Market in Canada
Prevalence of Tobacco Use
TOBACCO MANUFACTURERS
TAXATION
OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS
Federal and
Provincial Tobacco Tax Structure
Chronology of
Tobacco Taxation Measures 1987-1998
Effects of
Taxation on Tobacco Industry Performance
FEDERAL LEGISLATION AND REGULATORY ACTION
Smoke in the Workplace
Tobacco Sales to Young Persons
Advertising
Tobacco Products: The RJR-MacDonald Case
Tobacco Control: A Blueprint
The Tobacco Act (Bill C-71)
Bill C-42:
Postponement of Sponsorship Restrictions
Bill S-13
FEDERAL
HEALTH POLICIES AND PROGRAMS
Federal Role
Target Groups
i)
Youth
ii)
Women
iii) Francophones
iv) Aboriginal People
Federal Workplaces
i)
Public Service Departments
ii) Transportation Sector
iii) Parliament: House of Commons and Senate
iv) Correctional Services Institutions
Product Packaging and Promotion
i) Plain Packaging
ii) Labelling
Health Professionals
i) Education
ii) Practice
INTERNATIONAL
PERSPECTIVES
United States
Chronology
of Tobacco-Related Events in the United States 1954-1997
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