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The article discusses the annual market report on the counterfeit and illicittobacco trade in France issued by KPMG and funded by Philip Morris International which indicated that it reached its peak in 2021. Topics include concerns of Emmanuelle Beguinot, director of the Comité national contre le tabagisme (CNCT), on the validity of the report; and the role of the overestimation of the illicit trade to lobby for discouraging public policies implemented against smoking.

The article presents an interview with Flory Doucas, co-director and spokesperson of the Coalition québécoise pour le contrôle du tabac, an organization promoting anti-tobacco measures in Quebec, Canada. Topics mentioned include the laws regarding lobbying in the province, the budget of the coalition, and the differences between lobbyists and non-profit organizations.