Column: Will 2026 Budget finally tackle contraband tobacco?

As promised in my last newspaper column, I said I would highlight some of the Haldimand-Norfolk-relevant presentations from my travel with the Ontario Government’s Finance Committee as we conduct pre-budget consultations. Last week, while the committee was snowed in in Pembroke, seeing Rothmans, Benson & Hedges (RBH) appear before us was a reminder of home, where the tobacco industry has…