Ottawa Public Health urges tough anti-smoking policy that New Zealand is scrapping
Ottawa Public Health (OPH) is calling on the federal government to follow the example of New Zealand's Smoke-Free Generation law, which sought to ban cigarette sales to anyone born after 2008 for their entire lifetime.
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Ottawa Public Health (OPH) is calling on the federal government to follow the example of New Zealand's Smoke-Free Generation law, which sought to ban cigarette sales to anyone born after 2008 for their entire lifetime.