From: InsideBelleville.com [Ontario, Canada]
Health board supports Smoke-Free Schools Act
Belleville – A bill intended to crack down on the sale of contraband cigarettes was supported in principle by the Hastings Prince Edward Public Health board.
The vote followed a presentation by Prince Edward-Hastings Member of Provincial Parliament Todd Smith at the Friday, Dec. 4. board meeting. He said Bill 139 is essentially designed to stop “organized crime.”
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Smith said he’s worried that people are buying contraband cigarettes, such as those manufactured and sold in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, and taking them in vans to parking lots outside high schools, where they sell them for rates teenagers can afford simply by rummaging around loose change.
