City must get tough with smoking ban: health nurse
Timmins Daily Press - smoking in public -when she isn’t busy helping people to quit smoking. “Smoking nine metres away from entrances to public buildings and where you work is a good idea,” Baxter said. “That way people don’t have to walk through second-hand smoke.
Economist: State will lose money from smoking ban
Southern Illinoisan - Even the respectable tv show 20/20 disclosed the second hand smoke thing is a myth initiated to press the issue by a few to gain their personal goals. If health is the issue lets look at fat foods and poor diet. Far more people die of heart disease
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Edmonton Sun - Health Minister Dave Hancock stressed the province doesn’t want to interfere with the individual right to smoke, but the reality of the health risks related to second-hand smoke make it a necessity for the public good
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La Crosse Tribune - They want to rely on such a stupid argument because it sounds so convincing but it won’t fool anyone with half a brain. Keep denying that second-hand smoke is a danger I’m sure it will produce a backlash and probably gain more support for a
Teens tackle tobacco ‘addiction’; Ban smoking in vehicles with kids
North Bay Nugget - Thursday marked the first year since the province implemented the Smoke-Free Ontario Act banning smoking in closed-in workplaces and enclosed public places to protect people from the hazards of second-hand smoke. The government says tobacco
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UN News Centre - is the second leading cause of death worldwide. WHO says that half the people who smoke regularly today - about 650 million people - will eventually die from it. In addition, 200,000 workers die each year from exposure to second-hand smoke