Tobacco Regulations

WHEREAS the use of smoking and tobacco products remains the leading preventable cause of premature death in Canada and a leading draw on finite health care resources; AND WHEREAS there are still significant challenges to reduce smoking and public exposure to second hand smoke despite recent provincial efforts to control smoking through the Tobacco Control Act: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that UBCM petition the Province to implement more stringent regulations in the Tobacco Control Act to prohibit smoking in areas shared by the public and where individuals are required to queue for the receipt of any service.