News Releases

2004 Releases

"(NB) Premier’s Smoke-Free Move Deserves Praise: Ontario Health Agencies" (June 24, 2004)

"Smoke-Free Decision Throws Issue Back To Province" (February 17, 2004)

"Bar Owners’ Smoke Ban Compensation Demand Should Be Rejected" (January 6, 2004)

2003 Releases

"New Research Proves Haldimand Smoke-Free Bylaw Should Stay in Place" (December 30, 2003)

"B.C. Court to Decide Whether Province Can Sue Tobacco Industry to Recover Health Care Costs" (June 4, 2003)

"Beer Sales Changes No Proof of Smoke-free Bylaw Impact" (May 25)

"Lung Cancer Victim Urges Ontario Health and Labour Ministers to Get Deadly Second-hand Smoke Out of All Ontario Workplaces" (March 25)

"Health Agencies Strongly Endorse Health Board Resolution to Eliminate Smoking Rooms in City Bylaw" (January 27)

"Over 6 in 10 Ontarians Now Live in Communities with 100% Smoke-free Bar, Restaurant Rules" (January 22)

2002 Releases

"Ontario Government Flunks 2nd Annual Tobacco Control Report Card" (October 16) To view the Report Card, please click here.

"Tobacco Tax Increase Badly Needed and Overdue: Health Agencies" (May 8)

2001 Releases

"Despite Hospitality Study, Ventilation Still No Solution to Second-hand Smoke: Health Agencies (May 15)

"Harris government provides taxpayer-funded subsidy to tobacco farmers, but ignores tobacco's $4 billion annual impact on health care, economy" (April 18)

"Health groups give Ontario Government failing grades in Tobacco Control Report Card" (April 3) To view the Report Card, please click here