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Editorial: Tobacco growers' folly 

Jump to full article: Toronto (Ont) Star (ca), 2005-01-20

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Many of Ontario's remaining tobacco farmers apparently could not see the writing on the wall that was clear to everyone else.

Society is taking strong measures to stamp out smoking. There is little future in continuing to grow a deadly and addictive product.

But tobacco farmers complain they are being driven out of business by the province's tough anti-smoking measures and are demanding the government bail them out.

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