Former Senator Nancy Green Raine says the 2016 draft proposal “sugar tax” advocates a 20 percent tax based on an average price for sugary drinks of $2.50 per litre, said to reduce obesity, saving Canada’s health care system money, and make some for the government.
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Update. No tax on sugary drinks in federal Liberal platform, says health minister
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has no intention of introducing a tax on sugary beverages to fight obesity, despite calls from within the party to make the initiative part of the 2019 Liberal election platform.
