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[Canada] 3 tobacco companies in $27B lawsuit begin their defence
Lawyers are in a Montreal court today to defend three of Canada’s biggest tobacco companies against a $27-billion class action lawsuit. The complainants, two groups of individuals representing a total of 1.8 million Quebecers, allege these companies did
May 13, 2013
CBC News (ca)
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May 13, 2013 16:14
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[Australia, Canada, UK, USA] IS SMOKING BEHAVIOR CULTURALLY DETERMINED? EVIDENCE FROM BRITISH IMMIGRANTS (PDF)
culture also predicts health outcomes like smoking participation. We find that culture matters for the smoking behavior of sons and daughters of British immigrants in Australia and the US, and daughters of British immigrants in South Africa. We find th
May 13, 2013
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
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May 13, 2013 09:12
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[Canada] Smoking materials caused Stony Plain apartment fire
Investigators say smoking materials on a second floor balcony started flames in the 32-unit apartment building, displacing over 60 residents Thursday night.
May 12, 2013
CBC News (ca)
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May 13, 2013 03:16
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[Canada] LETTER: SHATENSTEIN: Smoke and mirrors
The exact same criticism could and must be made of Canada's major tobacco firms. Their products may be legal but they knowingly sell deadly poison to consumers and that is both criminal and immoral. But, of course, Mr. Grant can't make the connection bec
May 11, 2013
Windsor (Ont) Star (ca)
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May 11, 2013 13:44
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[Canada] Prison smoking bans: clearing the air
"The fact is, a lot of inmates are smokers. It's part of the culture in prisons." Increasingly, however, governments are trying to change that part of prison culture. In 2014, Quebec will become the last province in Canada to ban smoking anywhere in its
May 10, 2013
Canadian Medical Association Journal (ca)
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May 13, 2013 04:09
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[Canada] LETTER: POVAH: Big tobacco will make a buck no matter cost to society
Bearing in mind, of course, that it has been clearly established that, in some cases, the “legal” tobacco industry has actually, and intentionally, fuelled the contraband market. If there’s a buck to be made, big tobacco will do it, no matter the cost t
May 10, 2013
Windsor (Ont) Star (ca)
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May 10, 2013 15:50
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[Canada] Bidi and Hookah Use Among Canadian Youth: Findings From the 2010 Canadian Youth Smoking Survey [FREE FULL TEXT]
Although bidi use has not changed significantly among Canadian youth, the increase in hookah use warrants attention. Understanding the factors associated with use of bidis and hookahs can inform the development of tobacco use prevention programs to addres
May 9, 2013
Preventing Chronic Disease (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC)
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May 17, 2013 13:12
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[Canada] JUDGMENT ON ITL'S MOTION FOR DISMISSAL AND OTHER PRE-DEFENCE REMEDIES AND ON RBH'S MOTION TO DISMISS THESE PROCEEDINGS AS IMPROPER BECAUSE OF PLAINTIFFS’ UNREASONABLE USE OF THE CLASS ACTION PROCEDURE AND ON JTM'S MOTION TO DISMISS AND DECERTIFY
CONCLUSION [62] The Court therefore dismisses the three motions. There will be no award as to costs, since some of the Companies' arguments might end up carrying the day at a later time.
May 9, 2013
Quebec Superior Court (ca)
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May 14, 2013 17:11
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[Canada] The trial continues ...
he dismissed each and every one of their requests. No, he would not dismiss the case. No, he would not agree that damages could not be assessed on a province-wide basis. No, he would not ignore the saga of the destruction of scientific documents by Imper
May 9, 2013
Eye on the Trials (ASPQ) (ca)
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May 10, 2013 11:27
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[Canada] LETTER: SHATENSTEIN: Tobacco may be legal, but the deadly poison is still sold to consumers
they knowingly sell deadly poison to consumers and that is both criminal and immoral. But, of course, Mr. Grant can’t make the connection because his Coalition is funded by the tobacco industry and, as author Upton Sinclair famously explained, “It is dif
May 8, 2013
Windsor (Ont) Star (ca)
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May 13, 2013 08:58