CANADA SMOKING FEATURE
January 1st, 2005
BY MONICA DOBIEFOR many people, Europeans in particular, Canada represents wide-open spaces, pristine wilderness teaming with wildlife, a high standard of living and a country tolerant of other cultures.And Canadians are generally a happy bunch, who smugly cherish their social differences with their neighbours south of the border, notably that their high taxes are fair because the money creates social programmes and a national health care system that their American counterparts do not enjoy.Part of this squeaky-clean self-image is bound up with Canada having the ...
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