Kelly Cutrara

Premier Kathleen Wynne knows that contraband cigarettes are a problem in Ontario — costing her government millions each year in lost revenues. But her tough talk doesn’t match her actions. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) has obtained documents through a Freedom of Information request that shows that Ontario Cigarette Allocation System is sending enough tax-free cigarettes to Ontario reserves that every smoker on a reserve over the age of 15 would have to smoke 61 cigarettes a day, every day. Christine Van Geyn, Ontario Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, discusses with Kelly Cutrara the effects that these contraband cigarettes play on the free market.