The world is paying attention to Canada right now. Two very important pieces of legislation on consumer products are being debated, which could provide many lessons for the world. House Bill C-45, the world's most extensive cannabis legalization and the first for a country in the G7, successfully passed on November 28 and goes to the Senate. That's where they've proposed Bill S-5 to amend the Tobacco Act, mandating plain packaging on tobacco products and heavy restrictions on vaping, the electronic alternative to cigarettes. Both changes affect Canadian consumers directly, but also provide lessons indirectly for countries around the world looking to pass similar rules.

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