Canada's war on tobacco turns 50

Monday, June 17, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of a historic statement by Canada’s Minister of National Health and Welfare, Judy LaMarsh, that smoking causes lung cancer. On that day, Minister LaMarsh rose in the House of Commons and declared: “There is scientific evidence that cigarette smoking is a contributory cause of lung cancer and that it may also be associated with chronic bronchitis and coronary heart disease.” Read more here.