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EDITORIAL: Concerted effort needed 

The federal government has to move to stop the flow of cigarettes from across the United States border. Rob Cunningham, senior policy analyst with the Canadian Cancer Society, is calling on Ottawa to insist American authorities shut down illegal cigarette production operations on the U.S. side of the Akwesasne reserve near Cornwall, Ont. . . .

Much has been done to reduce smoking rates and initiatives such as removing the so-called power walls have helped people butt out. However, until law enforcement agencies are given the tools necessary to crack down on contraband tobacco, we will never achieve a smoke-free society.

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