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	<link>http://smokersrightscanada.org</link>
	<description>Stephen Hartwell for President of mychoice.ca</description>
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		<title>The &#8220;Stigmatization of Smokers&#8221; Bullshit/&#8221;Controversy&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The following is my response to a National &#8220;we-[especially-Terrence-Corcoran]-would-never-accept-a-dime-from-the-tobacco-industry&#8221; Post article entitled, “Shaming smokers makes it harder to quit: study.”

In short, the smokescreen, pardon the pun&#8230; I mean, the article&#8230; is about a study/report by a group of UBC researchers.  The very first sentence of the article sets the [bullshit] tone:  “Years of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://smokersrightscanada.org/?p=81</link>
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		<title>CBC TV story about smuggling settlement</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A story by Carole MacNeil on CBC News: Sunday documenting the cave-in by the Federal government on the prosecution of the tobacco industry for corporate involvement in criminal activity. Features interviews with Neil Collishaw of Physicians for a Smoke-free Canada and former tobacco executive Paul Finlayson.
Part 1(Quicktime video, 14 minutes)
Part 2 (Quicktime video, 8 1/2 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://smokersrightscanada.org/?p=60</link>
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		<title>mychoice.ca dumped by tobacco industry</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This letter appeared, with no response, on mychoice.ca:
LETTER FROM IMPERIAL TOBACCO
Dear Arminda,
As you know, Imperial Tobacco Canada has advised MyChoice / MonChoix that regretfully it will be unable to continue its support of the organization in 2009. The growth of illicit trade in Canada, which now tops 40% in Quebec and Ontario, has forced the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://smokersrightscanada.org/?p=26</link>
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		<title>Tenant seeks injunction to stop neighbour smoking</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Article by Keith Fraser in The Province: Tenant seeks injunction to stop neighbour smoking, or click here for a PDF.
Mina Erian Mina, a retired actor living in Vancouver&#8217;s West End, has suffered various health problems, including respiratory injuries, bronchospasm, reduced chest expansion, chest tightness, aggravation of coronary artery disease, loss of sleep, fatigue and anxiety [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://smokersrightscanada.org/?p=25</link>
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		<title>An opportunity for investigative reporters</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is, to start with, a &#8220;good news&#8221; story. A court in Quebec ruled in favour of Olesia Koretski, a landlord who had a problem with a smoking tenant.
The case was actually pretty cut and dried. The words &#8220;no smokers&#8221; were clearly visible on a form filled out by the tenant as part of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://smokersrightscanada.org/?p=23</link>
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		<title>Children can import cigarettes into Canada</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;It is not the government of Canada&#8217;s policy to allow children to import tobacco products into Canada.&#8221; &#8211; John Brent, spokesman for Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day
Are you sure, John?
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		<link>http://smokersrightscanada.org/?p=22</link>
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		<title>mychoice.ca: New president, no election</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The news from mychoice.ca is that Nancy Daigneault is no longer president of it. She has &#8220;moved on&#8221;, but there&#8217;s  no indication of where she went.
One one hand, the job market for professional liars like Daigneault has been pretty good for the past few years. On the other hand, if a prospective employer were [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://smokersrightscanada.org/?p=21</link>
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		<title>Joni Mitchell Phlegm</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Frank magazine: &#8220;Joni Mitchell&#8217;s lament for our desecrated environment&#8221;. Song titles include &#8220;Big Yellow Fingers&#8221; and &#8220;Wild Smokers Don&#8217;t Run Very Fast&#8221;.
Click here to view the full-size image.
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		<link>http://smokersrightscanada.org/?p=19</link>
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		<title>More silliness from the National Post</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This time, it&#8217;s from George Jonas instead of Terence Corcoran. Here&#8217;s a response:
Editor, National Post;
With the publication of If you won&#8217;t shoot, don&#8217;t Taser by George Jonas (Nov. 24), the public discussion of the relationship of tobacco with death and disease has gone full circle.
People in Denial about this relationship have put considerable energy in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://smokersrightscanada.org/?p=18</link>
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		<title>Tobacco Stains</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a worthwhile article by Bryan Farrell in In These Times: Tobacco Stains: The global footprint of a deadly crop.
Excerpt: &#8220;Without even factoring in the paper wrapping, packaging and print advertisements—which require as much paper by weight as the tobacco being grown—nearly 600 million trees are felled each year to provide the fuel necessary for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://smokersrightscanada.org/?p=17</link>
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