New graphic Cig packs in Canada

[The Truth]

New graphic
cigarette packs in Canada

As you may already know, the
government has done it again, from only about 8 years ago, with no warnings
whatsoever to large white and black warnings and as of the new year of
2001, the new "picture packs" with graphic images have been introduced
and slowly phased in.
As Players and
Matinée we're the first to introduce the packs in Ontario, the
other tabacco companies followed along.
This is definately
not fair to smokers, having to look at the new packs, when they already
know what cigarettes can do, but is everyone aware that a car exaust pipe
can do worse to you than cigarettes can in a lifetime? Or what about alcohol
bottles, if they want to do it to tobacco companies and smokers, why on
earth are they not putting an alcoholic's liver on a bottle, or showing
what that does to your brain?
These new packs
are costing the tobacco companies billions of dollars. But the government
still controls the cost of cigarettes nationwide, making billions a year
in tobacco taxes, likewise with alcohol.
If they do this
to smokers, it's only fair that they do it to drivers, and alcoholics.
If you want to get in contact with Health Canada, visit their website
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and tell them what you think about the new packs.

[bassmount]

These are not new. They may be new to some, but my husband works in the tobacco industry and regularly goes to Montreal to do service work for BT and they have "worse" ones than this. Such as the literal black lung from a human on a pack, a fetus and a pregnant woman, A family standing around a "Dad" figure with the caption, "you are not the only one smoking that cigarette" some that I have to say are a bit comical in my opinion such as the ashes on a burning cigarette hanging "limp" with the caption "Cigarette smoking causes impotence." I have see them all. The DH brings them back to show me every time he goes there. I can't begin to tell the Canadian government what to do to deter smoking, it is their country, not mine.

[sweetcindy]

Alcohol kills more people COMBINED than all other drugs, including cocaine and heroin. But you never hear about the War on Beer. Yes, I agree....lets put pics on all harmful things...including a blocked artery on a package of bacon. Why not? If it is our business what others put in their bodies, then let's do it!! *Sigh*
My point is...I don't care what you put in your body so don't worry about what I put in mine. Thanks government agency, but no thanks, I think I can figure out what is "bad" all on my own.

[bassmount]

Originally posted by sweetcindy
Alcohol kills more people COMBINED than all other drugs, including cocaine and heroin. But you never hear about the War on Beer. Yes, I agree....lets put pics on all harmful things...including a blocked artery on a package of bacon. Why not? If it is our business what others put in their bodies, then let's do it!! *Sigh*
My point is...I don't care what you put in your body so don't worry about what I put in mine. Thanks government agency, but no thanks, I think I can figure out what is "bad" all on my own.

I agree with you Cindy, BUT this is the Canadian Government, happening IN Canada and I am not a Canadian Citizen, so I have no right to tell them what to do. Now if it were the US, then I'd go for it, but not Canada.

[ILoveElf]

It may just be that they are trying to keep from being sued by someone claiming they did not know smoking can hurt you.By going with pictures you do not need to be able to read.I am sure the cigarette companies are makeing money,I have not heard of them shutting down in large numbers.

[sweetcindy]

Yep, Canada but the government here is the same way. They control us under the guise of protecting us. Too many give up freedom in the name of safety.

[bassmount]

I loveElf, it is a lot of "lose"prevention" on behalf of the tobacco companies. They are learning from the fiasco here in the states and are attemtping to "cover their a** " so to speak. In fact I know that BT is also doing some R & D on the way the graphics are actually on the boxes, to provide both "pleasure" to the consumer, and cover themselves, but I can't comment on that to much, don't want to get the DH in trouble. He likes BT and loves going to Canada and I love his paychecks when he does!

[bassmount]

Originally posted by sweetcindy
Yep, Canada but the government here is the same way. They control us under the guise of protecting us. Too many give up freedom in the name of safety.

Cindy, you ought to know me well enough to know I don't give up anything!

[sweetcindy]

Originally posted by bassmount


Cindy, you ought to know me well enough to know I don't give up anything!

Yep! Same here!

[buckeyemomma]

I agree with Cindy

[bradedit]

Ewww, that is gross!

But if a government agency is footing the bill for someones health care, I think they should have the right to say take a little better care of yourself, taxpayers are footing the high cost. Now maybe if you have private insurance, you can do what you want, but as a smoker, I know I pay more in life insurance premiums.

I'm not only talking cigarettes, alcohol, drugs, etc. The only thing I can't figure out is why they allow cigarettes to remain legal if they are so bad for us.(I smoke so don't get weird on me). You have to be 21 to drink but 18 to get smokes!

[The Truth]

Brad, you bring up a healthly and logical point to the argument. Canada has universal health insurance. Health and Welfare Canada pays funds to Dr.'s, Hospitals, nursing homes, and labs, directly to cover the ills of smoking. It is therefore HWC direct reponcibility to educate, in attempting to keep costs down.

The US health care system is so complex the government doen't now how much smoking costs.

Thanks Brad.