EXCLUSIVE: Federal parties urged to act on illicit tobacco with lower taxes, harsher penalties

A convenience store owners’ advocacy group is calling on Canada’s next government to lower taxes, strengthen penalties, and improve law enforcement to combat the booming illicit trade of tobacco.

Source: True North (Clayton DeMaine)

A convenience store owners’ advocacy group is calling on Canada’s next government to lower taxes, strengthen penalties, and improve law enforcement to combat the booming illicit trade of tobacco products.

Anne Kothawala, the president and CEO of the Convenience Industry Council of Canada, warned that if nothing is done…