Gray C
CMAJ. 1997 Jan 15;156(2):237-40.
A battle to introduce new antitobacco legislation in Canada has caused political battles within the Liberal Party. While one side is worried about the need to protect people's health, another is worried about the potential loss of jobs within the tobacco industry--many of which are located in politically volatile Quebec. Charlotte Gray writes about the machinations that led to the introduction of new smoking legislation in the House of Commons in November.
在加拿大,一场引入新烟草立法的斗争引发了自由党内的政治纷争。一方担心有必要保护公众健康,另一方则担心烟草行业可能出现的就业岗位流失——其中许多岗位位于政治局势动荡的魁北克省。夏洛特·格雷报道了11月在下议院促成新吸烟立法出台的种种阴谋。