OTTAWA - The federal government expects that its latest effort to discourage Canadians from smoking, contained in the federal budget tabled Tuesday, will generate $1.7 billion in new revenue. That increased cash flow happens to coincide with the launch of a new $1.5-billion drug plan offering universal coverage for contraceptive and diabetes medications. Both programs were billed as new health measures in the budget tabled Tuesday in the House of Commons by Finance Minister Chrystia... Read this story