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NSRA calls on Parliament to protect federally regulated workers from second-hand smoke

To mark World No Tobacco Day, the Non-Smokers’ Rights Association along with other members of the Canadian Coalition for Action on Tobacco (CCAT), published a full-page ad in The Hill Times calling on Parliamentarians to protect federally regulated workers from second-hand smoke. The current legislation, the Non-smokers’ Health Act, when passed in 1988, was ahead of its time. However, by today’s standards, it is too weak, and federally regulated workers have less protection than other Canadians.

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