Health Minister Marjorie Michels spokesperson said in a statement that the government is monitoring "measures taken by like-minded countries to reduce youth smoking, including the United Kingdom's recent initiative." "However, the Government of Canada has no plans to introduce a similar prohibition at this time." The new images printed on cigarette packages across Canada depict a range of health issues from the dangers of second-hand smoke for children, to diseases such as throat, lung, tongue and mouth cancers that are linked to smoking, according to Health Canada
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Tobacco tax revenues are also declining nationwide due to changes in consumer behavior
Secondhand tobacco smoke can cause health problems in infants and children
Simon Gillespie, chief executive of the British Heart Foundation, said: "This is yet more evidence for the UK Government that standardised cigarette packs work in discouraging smokingWestminster has absolutely no excuse for delaying legislation to introduce standardised packaging." The study, which was carried out by the Cancer Society of Victoria and will be published in the British Medical Journal on Tuesday, found that plain pack smokers were 66 per cent more likely to think their cigarettes were of poorer quality than a year ago, 70 per cent more likely to find them less satisfying and also rated quitting as a higher priority in their lives than smokers using branded packs