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19 Mar 2002

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Airspace Action on Smoking & Health

Legal Action Intensifies Against BC [British Columbia, Canada] Labour Minister: "De Facto Discrimination" Charged

Legal action has intensified against the BC Government over Labour Minister Graham Bruce’s secondhand smoke regulation 3/2002 introduced in January. In a document released today, the Labour Minister is charged with "de facto discrimination" which "authorizes and condones the poisoning of hospitality workers by secondhand smoke".