Health Canada Mandates Same Packaging For All Cigarettes Starting November
OTTAWA — Canadian cigarette packs will have to be plain drab brown with standardized layouts and lettering under new rules that kick in next Nov. 9, Health Canada says. Officials said plain packages will increase the impact of graphic health warnings about the dangers of smoking, keeping them from getting lost amid colourful designs and…
Trudeau Won't Decriminalize Drugs Despite Pressure From Liberals, Activists
OTTAWA — Donna May says she’ll no longer tolerate a nod or weepy eyes from politicians over the opioid epidemic—it’s claimed the lives of too many people she loves. May wants action in the form of drug decriminalization and she’s far from alone in her plea. The death of May’s 55-year-old brother a year ago…
Tory MP Pierre Poilievre Scolded Over ‘Little Potato’ Dig At Trudeau In House Of Commons
A Conservative MP has been told to stop referring to the prime minister as “little potato” in the House of Commons. Pierre Poilievre earned the light scolding from House Speaker Geoff Regan in question period Wednesday. It was the third day in a row the Tory finance critic invoked the unusual nickname. “When leaders in…