2024-08-01 from cbc.ca
The Canadian Cancer Society is urging Prince Edward Island's 27 MLAs to "stand firm against Big Tobacco," as lobbying efforts ramp up for and against a proposed generational tobacco ban in the province.
The idea for the ban was floated in a consultation paper for a new wellness strategy for the province on May 14.
The ban would be the first of its kind in Canada if it goes ahead, and would prevent people born after a certain date from legally purchasing tobacco products.
As an example, the province said anyone born after Jan. 1, 2009, could be restricted from purchasing tobacco. That means the ban would start to kick in by 2030, when those people begin turning 21, the current minimum age to buy tobacco in P.E.I.
Two days after the idea for the ban was put forward, the lobbying had already begun.
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