Cornwall -- The Dalton McGuinty government will be given a tongue lashing Monday over its perceived lack of action on stopping the flow of contraband cigarettes.
The Canadian Convenience Stores Association is rolling into Cornwall to publicize what it calls "the inner workings of the contraband tobacco industry in Ontario."
The association has been campaigning since last spring to put pressure on the federal and provincial governments.
The campaign is hoping to reduce the use of contraband smokes to 10% of total smokes, saying this amount of contraband use would render the trade financially unfeasible.
The association wants to reverse the destructive effect the purchase of contra-b and smokes have had convenience stores, claiming that every second day a store closes its doors in Ontario.
"We've got some support from political parties, but not from the provincial Liberals," said Peter Seeman, regional co-ordinator for the association.
Seeman said the association will "highlight initiatives of what needs to be done."
He declined to elaborate these points until the media conference on Monday.