A National Strategy

6.0 Closing Comment

The potential for positively affecting the health of Canadians with an effective tobacco control strategy is enormous. This paper provides a framework and strategic priorities for action. Canadians at the national, provincial/ territorial and community levels are encouraged to use this framework to develop and implement action plans, consistent with their organizational mandate, that will contribute to effective action to reduce tobacco use in Canada.

Canada has provided international leadership on tobacco control in the past. Action based on this framework, with a strong commitment to moving towards a smoke-free society, will keep Canada in the forefront. The greatest benefits of all will be to the individuals whose health is affected by tobacco products, and to the society as a whole, who no longer has to bear the burden of the costs of tobacco harm.