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economist suritribune rthursdayjari 31 2002 21 over 45000 canadians die each year from smoking thats more than 45000 reasons to get tough on tobacco 45000 canadians thats five times the number of people who die from car accidents murder suicides and alcohol abuse combined whats even more tragic is every tobaccorelated sickness and death could have been prevented smoking is canadas 1 preventable health problem over 45000 deaths a year is unacceptable it has to stop the government of canada is taking strong action to address canadas 1 preventable public health problem over the next five years we will invest 530 million to reduce smoking in canada health canada has a simple threepart plan keep young canadians from starting help more smokers quit raise awareness of the dangers of secondhand smoke our plan goes beyond just providing information it offers real solutions for real results and whether you smoke or not you can be part of the solution to find out more contact 1 800 ocanada 1 800 6226232 ttyadd 1 800 4657735 wwwgosmokefreeca tobacco we can live without it 11 health sante canada canada 6rjtvj fxftvfifr fifi rr7vsryiv