Gov’t Pondered A Sugar Tax

The finance department investigated a first-ever federal sugar tax before its 2016 budget, say Access To Information records. Finance Minister Bill Morneau asked staff for a briefing note weeks before a Senate panel recommended a tax on sugary drinks to curb obesity rates: ‘Other governments have tried’.

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