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Public supports smoking restrictions:poll 

The majority of people living in Saskatchewan want tougher restrictions on smoking, according to a survey released by the Canadian Cancer Society.

"Saskatchewan is the number one province in the country for smoking and the Prince Albert Parkland Health Region is number three among health regions in the country," said Dr. Leo Lanoie, medical health officer with the health region. "We know that smoking is very detrimental to people's health ... I think banning smoking is a great idea."

The survey, which was released on Tuesday in the provincial legislature, shows that 85 per cent of Saskat-chewan residents support banning smoking in all indoor workplaces, while 84 per cent want smoking banned on all school property.

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