Award-winning journalist and author Barbara McLintock uses the example of BC's capital city, Victoria, as a case study to show how a region can not only pass legislation, but implement it and enforce it with such effectiveness that the compliance rate now exceeds 99 per cent. The story is a dramatic narrative in its own right, replete with details of harrowing public meetings, widespread early defiance of the law in drinking establishments, an often-hostile media climate and even death threats to those responsible for implementation and enforcement. But it also shows the benefits of enacting such a law, not just through improved air quality for patrons and workers but also how such a bylaw results in a reduced smoking rate in the population and growing popularity for the measure, even amongst smokers. This book is a must-read for every non-smokers' rights advocate, every public health official and every local or state legislator who's exploring the idea of enacting smoke-free legislation. But it also makes compelling reading for anyone interested in a true-life insider drama that offers a close-up view of a controversial public policy.
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January 7, 1999. In a nondescript office building in Victoria, the capital city of British Columbia, a small team of public health officials gathers to plan their strategy for the evening. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
bylaw opponents, defiant bars, air bylaw, cent ban, regional board members, genuine level playing field, capital regional district, hospitality establishments, smoking bylaw, indoor public places, provincial health officer, medical health officer, ventilation solution, smoking summit, indoor public spaces, indoor smoking, enforcement teams, neighbourhood pubs, implementation day, smoking pits, smoking ban, hospitality industry, new bylaw, environmental health officers, pub owners Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Greater Victoria, Compensation Board, Oak Bay Lodge, Victoria Times-Colonist, Esquimalt Inn, British Columbia, Lower Mainland, Angus Reid, Gordon Card, Supreme Court, Clean Air Bylaw, Don Monsour, Don Rittaler, Freedom of Choice Coalition, National Post, Vancouver Island, Dianne Stevenson, North America, Rhoda Kaellis, Sooke River Hotel, Tobacco-Free Task Force, Tourism Victoria, Big Tobacco, Brian Mayzes, Bruce Clark New!
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January 7, 1999. In a nondescript office building in Victoria, the capital city of British Columbia, a small team of public health officials gathers to plan their strategy for the evening. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
bylaw opponents, defiant bars, air bylaw, cent ban, regional board members, genuine level playing field, capital regional district, hospitality establishments, smoking bylaw, indoor public places, provincial health officer, medical health officer, ventilation solution, smoking summit, indoor public spaces, indoor smoking, enforcement teams, neighbourhood pubs, implementation day, smoking pits, smoking ban, hospitality industry, new bylaw, environmental health officers, pub owners Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Greater Victoria, Compensation Board, Oak Bay Lodge, Victoria Times-Colonist, Esquimalt Inn, British Columbia, Lower Mainland, Angus Reid, Gordon Card, Supreme Court, Clean Air Bylaw, Don Monsour, Don Rittaler, Freedom of Choice Coalition, National Post, Vancouver Island, Dianne Stevenson, North America, Rhoda Kaellis, Sooke River Hotel, Tobacco-Free Task Force, Tourism Victoria, Big Tobacco, Brian Mayzes, Bruce Clark New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Ashes to Ashes by Richard Kluger on page 9, and page 19
- The Cigarette Papers by Stanton A. Glantz in Front Matter
- Smoke and Mirrors: The Canadian Tobacco War by Rob Cunningham on page 19
- British Columbia by Chronicle Books LLC Staff on page 209
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