No cuts planned for non-smoking program
Posted Apr 17, 2012 2:43 pm.
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Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq has dismissed worries from health groups over the government’s decision to cut a federal non-smoking program.
She says the current tobacco program is a decade old and now is the time to change the focus to populations that are smoking far more than the national average.
Melodie Tilson, from the Non-Smokers Rights Association, says the spending cuts mean tobacco companies will have influence in deciding future health policy decisions.
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