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    Beamter, der Kanadas Anti-Tabak-Bemühungen vorangetrieben hat, stirbt im Alter von 77 Jahren


    Beamter, der Kanadas Anti-Tabak-Bemühungen vorangetrieben hat, stirbt im Alter von 77 Jahren

    https://ca.news.yahoo.com/public-servant-helped-forge-canadas-200529315.html

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    1. hairybeavers on

      TLDR: Neil Collishaw, a key figure in Canada’s anti-tobacco efforts, passed away at 77 after battling bladder cancer. A former Health Canada bureaucrat and later research director for Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada, Collishaw helped draft pivotal legislation in the 1980s, including acts restricting tobacco promotions and banning smoking in federal workplaces. He also worked internationally, aiding governments in standing up to tobacco companies. Known for working behind the scenes, Collishaw toured Canada with a lung cancer patient to highlight the dangers of second-hand smoke. He is remembered for his dedication to public health and advocacy.

    2. BitingArtist on

      I’m so used to reading about federal scandals I thought the title meant he committed forgery.

    4. KeepTheGoodLife on

      Can a public servant make such impact? The public service has not struck me as a place to make a change but rather where spirits go to die (sorry for being so grim but I am yet to see this for myself). I believe our country deserves the best, thus my question…

    8. Itchy_Training_88 on

      Canada is a better place today with regards to smoking than it was in the past.

      Kids today are lucky not having smoking everywhere and everything smelling like cigarettes.

    9. heart_under_blade on

      sad day, wish we could have continued his efforts better

      he’ll roll in his grave if he ever read rcanada comments

    10. DarkAgeMonks on

      We need someone to take up the arms on Sports Gambling Advertising. This many Ads surrounding sports cannot be good for the Kids and Teens watching.

    11. keithplacer on

      Canada has gone far off the deep end in over-regulating tobacco and the ability of informed citizens to make informed choices, unfortunately. One thing I didn’t know until recently was that they banned the sale of 100mm length cigarettes. My ex-girlfriend used to smoke those. She looked great with them.

    12. ZonicTheNicotineHog on

      RIP. Smoking is the dumbest fucking addiction there is.

      I’m gonna quit as soon as I’m done this pack.

    13. AvailableMarzipan285 on

      A true hero. It’s a shame that our elected officials take such a loose stance on peddling harmful substances to impressionable youth.

    14. cwatz on

      Does he have anything to do with the absolutely insane taxation or repression of the much safer than smoking alternatives?

      Because those people suck.

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