Relayed
by GLOBALink - The International Tobacco-Control Network
By Source: Canadian Press, 2002-04-24, via tobacco.org
Region:CANADA Category: Smoking Bans
HALIFAX (CP) -- Nova Scotia's new anti-smoking bill will
fall short of an all-out ban, the province's health minister
hinted Wednesday. The Tory government will announce its new
anti-smoking legislation Friday. Health Minister Jamie Muir
wouldn't say exactly what measures the bill would include. However,
he said some municipalities may want to go further than the
coming legislation by adopting stricter bylaws. "If what
they wish to implement would be more rigorous than what the
province wishes to implement, then the municipality would have
the right to do that," Muir said. Some municipalities in
the Annapolis Valley and other areas have already banned smoking
in all public places. Liberal Leader Wayne Gaudet said Nova
Scotians are calling for a provincewide smoking ban in all public
places, including bars and restaurants. The idea of a complete
ban has run into opposition from bar and restaurant owners,
who say the move will cost them customers.
