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State officials say people have welcomed law; very few fines levied
Jump to full article: Toronto (Ont) Star (ca), 2008-03-07
Author: Robert Benzie Queen's Park Bureau Chief
Intro: Premier Dalton McGuinty is following former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee's lead on banning smoking in cars carrying children.
In welcoming Ontario's move, Arkansas officials yesterday offered some free advice on how the province should implement the law.
The southern U.S. state, which proudly claims to be the first jurisdiction in the world to ban smoking in vehicles carrying kids, has found Arkansans welcome the prohibition.
Huckabee, who abandoned his run for the Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday, enacted the historic legislation in 2006.
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