[metesky]

This poorly thought out tax revenue scheme was soon dropped by the gov't.

The Canadian government is right now in the process of raising tobacco taxes to even greater heights than in the early 90s.

And like governments everywhere they have a long memory as they've indicted a slew of retired tobacco executives for smuggling back then: Top Tobacco Executives Charged With Sending Cigarettes To Smugglers

[BluH2o]

The Canadian government is right now in the process of raising tobacco taxes to even greater heights than in the early 90s.

That's possible ... but I distinctly remember the bru-ha the first time around and the subsequent repeal of the tobacco tax, back to its' original level, by the Canadian gov't.