QUEBEC SMOKING
January 1st, 2005
BY MONICA DOBIE and BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE CANADIAN province of Quebec will ban smoking in public places, including bars and restaurants, within a year according to its provincial government. Quebec health minister Philippe Couillard said he would introduce legislation this spring. The move has surprised many Canadians. Quebecers, who are mainly French-speaking, have long been the heaviest smokers in Canada, but the province has in recent years had the sharpest dip in tobacco use across the country (more than 11%, 1994-2001). Assuming the legislation is passed, ...
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