Liberal backbenchers attack smoking policy fallout
The health committee's latest report cites three years of liberal policy reversals allowing smoking in bars and restaurants. It links increased sickness, higher death rates, and hundreds of millions in health costs to the change. Joy MacPhail is noted among committee members. The Chetwynd Echo welcomes letters to the Editor.
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Public smoking ban urged by MLA committee
The committee urged municipalities to ban smoking in all public buildings including bars and restaurants arguing bans save lives and reduce health costs. It noted workers in hospitality face secondhand smoke harm and cited a public health study linking bans to higher quit rates, while criticizing provincial overreach and urging a doubled prevention budget.
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