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> > Hello Smoke-Free Supporter: > > > > Please forward this message on to individuals who are also supportive of > > smoke-free legislation. > > > > Update: > > > > I'm emailing today to keep you up-to-date with the expected smoke-free legislation. > > Yes, it has been delayed. > > > > Still, Smoke-Free Nova Scotia is continuing advocacy plans. > > > > Whenever the legislation is tabled I hope to give you a day or two notice. It would be > > great if as many people as possible could be in the House on that day however, two > > days later Smoke-Free Nova Scotia will host a press conference at Province House. > > SFNS members and all supporters of smoke-free legislation are invited to > > participate. > > > > Press Conference: > > > > Dr. Gerry Brosky will act as the official spokesperson for Smoke-Free NS to present > > a more formal response to the expected weakened legislation. Steve Machat, Public > > Issues and Tobacco Coordinator with the Canadian Cancer Society is preparing a > > scorecard. The scorecard will be large panels for visual purposes to evaluate the > > new legislation. It is expected that the legislation will fail on a number of key issues of > > concern. > > > > Law Amendments: > > > > Once the legislation is tabled it will be your opportunity to also participate in > > presentations to the Law Amendments Committee. Again, once the legislation is > > tabled or introduced to the House we can begin calling the office of the Clerk for the > > Law Amendments Committee at 424-8941 and ask to be called when the Chair of > > the Committee, Michael Baker, asks for public presentations. > > > > Please leave your name and all phone numbers where you can be contacted. They > > may ask if you are representing an organization or presenting as an individual > > citizen. It is not until after the second reading, the bill goes to the Law Amendments > > Committee. At that time the Chair then decides how long people will be able to > > speak based on the number of presenters. The Committee normally meets in the > > Red Room at Province House. There are 9 members with 2 support staff and > > probably some media present. > > > > If you are fortunate in being able to present please bring along a copy of your > > presentation. They will make copies for the committee members and your > > presentation along with any resource materials (research, studies, documents, etc.) > > will be kept on record in the Legislative Library. > > > > As always your assistance is appreciated and your comments, suggestions and > > questions are welcome. Thank you, CJC > > > > > > > > Catherine J. Cole, Public Awareness Coordinator > > Smoke-Free Nova Scotia > > PO Box 25165 Halifax, NS > > Phone 864-9633 Fax 484-6946 > > 1-866-777-7374 (toll free) > > www.smokefreens.ca > > > -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- SUST-MAR TIP: messages to sust-mar must be plain text format (no HTML) -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-
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