"86 per cent of Canadians feel governments should be educating the public in order to change its behaviour, not taxing or restricting them"

http://www.saanichnews.com/opinion/letters/174396331.html

Education, not more regulation

"According to recent research, 86 per cent of Canadians feel governments should be educating the public in order to change its behaviour, not taxing or restricting them and 92 per cent said when it comes to reducing obesity government, the food/beverage industry and health care professionals should all work together.

It is also important to recognize that Canada isn’t the United States. According to Statistics Canada, soft drink consumption has declined by 32 per cent over the past 12 years while the obesity rate has continued to rise. No other single fact illustrates the lack of relationship between weight gain and soft drinks as clearly as this statistic."