Antismoking activists say they cannot understand why the federal government isn't pursuing tobacco companies in Canada for up to $5-billion in taxes lost to cigarette smuggling during the early 1990s.
A recently formed coalition against tax evasion, spearheaded by the Non-Smokers' Rights Association, wants to know why federal Justice Minister Martin Cauchon is reluctant to file a lawsuit to recover the lost revenue.
Garfield Mahood, executive director of the association, said there is ample evidence that the tobacco industry was heavily involved in the smuggling trade.
http://theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030712.ucig0712/BNStory/National/http://www.geocities.com/darkerxdarker/