Relayed
by GLOBALink - The International Tobacco-Control Network
Source:
Canadian Press, 2002-05-22, via tobacco.org
Region:CANADA
Category: Smokefree Policies
URL: http://www.canada.com/search/site/story.asp?id=342D9827-CCB4-4556-
A92C-252AABC710BF
May 22,
2002 HALIFAX (CP) - The Nova Scotia government does not know
whether its new anti-smoking law will apply to native reserves.
Many restaurant and bar owners are worried native reserves will
be exempt from the law and customers who smoke will go to reserves
to eat and drink.
Justice
Minister Michael Baker says the government has not yet looked
into whether natives are exempt from the law under powers set
out by the federal government. That's currently the case with
the Sunday shopping law - stores on native reserves can open
on Sundays.
Baker says
it's not really an issue until the smoking law comes into effect
next January. Liberal Michel Samson says that's not right. He
says businesses want to be on a level playing field.
Samson says
many bar and restaurant owners have told the government they
could be forced to cut jobs or even go out of business if there
are different rules for different establishments.
