Member

Canada has phased in health warnings gradually from 2023 to 2025, but this is the first year that all cigarettes have needed individual warnings. Australia is following suit. What advice has the department received about when it will have sufficient evidence from both Canada and Australia on whether the warnings on individual cigarettes are effective in deterring smoking or not? The Minister might tell me that it is too early to say; if so, can we have an idea of how many years’ evidence is sufficient to lead to policy in this area?