Bill C-32 is now law!
At about 1:33pm, the Speaker of the Senate read a letter from Rideau Hall that Governor General Michaëlle Jean had given Royal Assent to Bill C-32 today. Bil C-32 is now an Act of Parliament. Representatives of health groups, and youth representatives, were present in the Senate gallery for the announcement.
Royal Assent triggers implementation dates. With Royal Assent today for bill C-32, implementation dates will be as follows: Immediate – for the ban on tobacco advertising in newspapers and magazines
April 6, 2010 – ban on flavoured cigarettes, cigarillos and blunt wraps comes into force at the manufacturer/import level (180 days after Royal Assent)
July 5, 2010 – ban on flavoured cigarettes, cigarillos and blunt wraps comes into force at the retail level (270 days after Royal Assent)
