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No.83, July 2010

Marketing of tobacco products - The Australian government wants plain packaging in 2012 (pp.1-3); Immigrant children learn to smoke just as young as their Canadian friends (p.4); Lung cancer: the most deadly (pp5); Decrease in contraband in Quebec and Ontario - Many smokers have made their way back to the taxed cigarette market (pp.6-7); Medicare cost recovery  lawsuits on tobacco related illness - Can public health win? (pp.8-10); Smoking in movies - The first ever Oxygen and Ashtray awards presented (p.11); $300 million buyout full of loopholes - Federal government  subsidizes tobacco farming? (pp.12-13); The 2010 edition of the Quit to Win! Challenge - 40% of people registered were aged 20-34 (p.14); News Briefs (pp.15-16).

No.82, April 2010
The influence of price on Tobacco Consumption - Economists invalidate claims made by various merchants and their makeshift expert (pp.1-3); Breach on the frontlines of the advertising war - The CQCT files a complaint against the use of adhesive labels on cigarette packages (p.5); Familiarizing pregnant women with the benefits of NRT (pp.6-7);  Québec Tobacco-Free Week - Helping loved ones quit with messages from the heart (pp.8-9); Varenicline demand declined in 2009 after initial enthusiasm of 2008 - Medicinal nicotine regains lost ground (pp.10-11); Tobacco, nicotine, dependence, compassion - A psychiatrist claims smokers are depressed and ignored (pp.12-13); Treating multiple dependencies may help reduce occurrence of relapse (pp.14-15); News Briefs (pp.15-16).

No.81, February 2010
Montreal Conference — Health groups call for a moratorium on the introduction of new tobacco products (pp.1-3); Anti-tobacco groups and objectives — Successful quitting attempts are directly correlated with the degree of group participation (p.4); Tobacco control in Ontario — The rollercoaster ride of 2009 (p.5); Researchers examine incriminating documents destroyed by Imperial Tobacco Canada (pp.6-7); Institut de la statistique du Québec released latest study — Cigarillo popularity decreasing slightly among students (pp 8-9); The truth behind the industry’s opposition to the law banning cigarette additives — Preventing the snowball effect of the Canadian methodology (pp.10-11); Oxygen and Ashtray awards denounce films with gratuitous smoking (p.12); Smoking tobacco at work or public places — The  WHO claims that billions of people are unwilling smokers (p.13); Unanimous and swift adoption of Quebec bill supporting the fight against black market cigarettes (p.14); News Briefs (pp.15-16).

No.80, October 2009
Roughly after more than a decade of fallen bills - Washington finally tightens the screws on tobacco products (pp.1-3); So much talent displayed to make people smoke! (pp.4-5); New data from Statistics Canada - In 2008, the number of smokers decreased slightly in Quebec (pp.6-7); Interview with the recently retired Louis Gauvin - In the last quarter century the 1994 tax cut had the worst impact on public health (pp.8-9); According to CCSA's numbers - At least 64% of the cigarette butts collected near schools are not from the black market (pp.10-12); Low level of education among parents can contribute to youth's smoking - A neighbourhood's climate of insecurity slows down the decline of this addiction (pp.12-13); Cigarillos trade and tobacco advertising  -Bill C-32 adopted "without additive" (pp.14-15); News Briefs (pp.15-16).

No.79, July 2009
Ottawa is going to ban tobacco additives and visible advertising for minors (pp.1-3); Illnesses caused by smoking - Quebec arms itself to claim a large compensation from tobacco manufacturers (pp.4-6); The opposition is on the heels of the Harper government on the subject of smuggling (pp.6-7); Problems of the cardiovascular system - Tobacco smoke damages the arteries (p.8); Smoking among different peoples - Contrast and blurriness within the portrait of the family (p.9); Tobacco cessation - Making medicinal nicotine more attractive to smokers (p.10); Quit to Win! Challenge, 10^th year - When 16,277 people decide to quit smoking (p.11); When your neighbour’s smoke permeates your home - A multi-unit dwelling with a non-smoking rule: a realistic and legal solution (pp.12-13); Health Canada advises against it - The Quebec Tobacco Act doesn’t cover the electronic cigarette (p.14); News Briefs (pp.15-16).

No.78, May 2009
Mumbai Conference - Tobacco continues its harm in the developing world but the counterattack is getting organized * (pp.1-4) - Luther L. Terry and Bloomberg Awards in recognition of tobacco control efforts (pp.4-5); Exposure to second-hand smoke and breast cancer - Experts are not all certain of the link (pp.6-7); Pointing out why tobacco is taxed and needs to be taxed more (pp.8-9); - Release of the 3rd edition of The Tobacco Atlas (p.10); Smoke-free environments - A glimpse of smokers’ views and behaviour (p.11); An investigation by The Gazette - The origin of black market cigarettes shifts from Akwesasne to Kahnawake (pp.12-13); News Briefs (pp.14-16).
* This article has been translated to English.

No.77, March 2009
The WHO advocates for plain packaging - The battle of the cigarette packs has begun (pp.1-3); A billion in lost taxes - Stephen Harper is asked to curb cigarette smuggling (pp.4-5); Pan-Canadian expansion of Info-tabac (p.5); The fight against smoking in Quebec - "The biggest problem is smuggling", says Yves Bolduc (pp.6-7); When smoke-free views become moving (pp.8-9); To enforce a law: a brief survey on the means employed (p.9); The partial ban of smoking was impracticable - The federal government  succeeds in removing tobacco from its penitentiaries (p.10); 30 months after the smoking ban - The majority of bar managers would not want to turn back the clock (p.11); Ontario decides to pull out all the stops against cigarillos (pp.12-13); News Briefs (pp.14-16).

No.76, January 2009
With the support of the PQ and the ADQ - Some convenience store operators ask for a parliamentary commission on the tobacco black market (pp.1-4); Smoking and the health of the population - A new online course to pass from theory to practice (p.4); Pointing the finger once again at Hollywood and the media (p.5); No smoking in my home - Acti-menu rides again against smoke in homes and cars (pp.6-7); Interview with Philippe Couillard - The struggle against tobacco has progressed but is not over (pp.8-9); Medicinal nicotine comes face to face with tobacco - Some "therapies" against a "normal" product (pp.10-12); The WHO asks for a ban on advertising all tobacco products (pp.13-14); News Briefs (pp.14-16).

No.75, October 2008
Record penalties of $1.15 billion - Imperial Tobacco and RBH guilty of smuggling (pp.1-4); Cigarillo sales, tobacco advertising, health warnings - Quebec has equipped itself with distinctive regulations to denormalize tobacco even more (p.5); Displays, promotion at the point of purchase - The packs are out of sight but large photos of cigarettes have appeared (p.6); 10^th anniversary of the Law - Clifford Lincoln and Jean Rochon, pioneer ministers (pp.7-9); The hope of a smoke-free life lives well among young people (p.10); Shisha: stylish but carcinogenic (p.11); The balanced position of the Royal College of Physicians of London - No, snus should not be legalized where it is banned - Yes, sucking Swedish snus is less harmful than smoking tobacco (pp.12-13);  News Briefs (pp.14-16).

No.74, July 2008
The disappearance of retail displays of tobacco products - Scenery is transformed at thousands of points of purchase (pp.1-3); The regulations affecting cigarillos and tobacco advertising come into effect (p.4); 2700 women and 3600 men - In 2008, lung cancer will cause the death of 6300 Quebeckers (p.5); The 9th “Quit to Win!" Challenge - To quit smoking is a goal; to quit with somebody else is a method (p.6-7); Their leaders would accept to discuss the problem - Smuggling of tobacco: pressure increases for the Mohawks (p.8-9); The US Congress prepares to entrust the FDA with the regulation of tobacco products (p.10-11); World No Tobacco Day - Young people send back 16 boxes of cigarette butts to their manufacturers (p.11); Some scientific discoveries which make tobacco even less cool - Smoking does not keep girls thinner but can harm boys’ growth (p.12-13); News Briefs (pp.14-16).

No.73, April 2008
In Quebec, advertisement for cigarettes and cigarillos will have to be plain and drab (pp.1-2); Boycott of the launching and the reunion of experts - Imperial Tobacco alone with its snus (p.3); Business will remain lucrative for the tobacco multinationals (pp.4-5); Elimination of displays at retail stores: the countdown has begun (pp.6-7); An army of 100,000 health care professionals - Six professional associations commit themselves to tobacco cessation (pp.8-9); After Nova Scotia - Ontario plans to ban smoking in a car with a minor aboard (pp.10-11); A smoke-free regulation will be enforced in federal prisons on April 30^th (p.11); Federal and provincial budgets include measures to curb smuggling (pp 12-13); News Briefs (pp.14-16).

No.72, February 2008
A Survey in High Schools - teens exchange cigarettes for cigars and cigarillos (pp.1-3); Pro-tobacco advertising is back in print media (p.4); January 20-26 - The Quebec Week is devoted to young smokers (p.5); Canadian non-smokers are more and more protected (p.6); France finally frees itself of smoking (p.7); Legislative reinforcements in Quebec and Ontario - “Walls of Cigarettes” Banned at the end of May (pp.8-9); Quebec is a target of De Facto (p.10); The “Best Practices” reviewed and corrected (p.11); Financed by the industry, Canadian convenience stores take on smuggling (pp.12-13); Time to Register for the “Quit to Win!” Challenge (p.14);  News Briefs (pp.15-16).

No.71, December 2007
Fifth National Conference on Tobacco or Health - “We mustn’t take our progress for granted” – Dr. Andrew Pipe (pp.1-3); Edmonton is chosen as the test market for snus (pp.4-5); Breast cancer among premenopausal women: smoking, first or second-hand, doubles the risk factor (pp.6-7); Thrive: Keep the Fire! - The first nicotine lozenges hit the Canadian market (pp.5-6); Tobacco use in public places - When the ban leads to quitting (p.8) - Jolicoeur et Associés Poll - More than 400,000 smokers have quit in the past year (p.9); A study of smokers - In Quebec and in Ontario, one cigarette out of three is purchased on the black market (pp.10-11); Tobacco killed 37,000 Canadians in 2002 (p.12); New national strategy - Goal: 1.5 million fewer smokers by 2011 (p.13); Is denormalization still an issue? (pp.14-15); News Briefs (pp.15-16).

No.70, September 2007
Stunning victory in Supreme Court – The majority of pro-tobacco advertising remains banned (pp.1-3); Fifth Canadian Conference – More than 500 Delegates Expected in Edmonton (p.3); Cigarette Smuggling – JTI-Macdonald and a former executive will be held responsible for their actions (p.4); Tobacco: An often-neglected addiction in detox centres (pp.5-6); Second Conference of the Parties - the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control comes successfully into force (pp.6-7); Do smokers reject government services that help them quit smoking? (pp.8-9); Nicorette gum can now be used to quit gradually (p.10); Quitting made mandatory in federal and provincial prisons (p.11); Smoking or non-smoking apartments: The choice is up to landlords (pp.12-13); CTUMS 2006 – Decrease in teenage smoking (p.13); Québec class action suits move ahead slowly but surely (p.14); News Briefs (pp.15-16).

No.69, July 2007
Native smuggling: 70 organizations denounce government inaction (pp.1-3); JTI-Macdonald Reference Guide – “Rich” and “Smooth” replace “Mild” and “Light” (pp.4-5); Imperial Tobacco tries marketing snus (p.6); Smokeless tobacco is not a safe alternative to stopping smoking (p.6); One year after its reinforcement, the Tobacco Act remains widely respected (pp.8-9); The 8th annual "Quit to Win!" Challenge draws 25,386 smokers (p.10); “Smoking on the big screen encourages us to start!”, teenagers complain (p.11); A smoke-free Pinel since 2005 – Tobacco and psychiatry don’t necessarily go together (pp.12-13); Quebec elections – Smoking: A major public health issue (pp.14-15); News Briefs (pp.14-16).

No.68, April 2007
Supreme Court decision – The federal Tobacco Act at a turning point (pp.1-3); Reducing consumption can help you stop smoking (p.4); the "J’arrête" line: 85,000 calls in five years (p.5); A group prescription for quitting smoking, "the best of both worlds" (p.6); Health Canada approves a new smoking cessation medication (p.7); the Quebec Smoke-free Week thanks you for contributing to a smoke-free world (p.9); Canadians invited to declare their homes and their cars smoke-free (pp.10-11); Decline in federal funding is worrisome (p.12); With the help of the Tobacco Act, Quebeckers are quitting smoking – smoking rates down to between 20 and 22% (pp.13-14); News Briefs (pp.14-16).

No.67, February 2007
Surprising Development in the “Mild” and “Light” File – Competition bureau reaches an agreement with tobacco manufacturers (pp.1-3); Flammability: Most brands pass the test (p.4); No reprieve from the Tobacco Act – Cigarettes remain banned from bars (pp.5-7); The smoking ban encourages smokers to stub out (p.8); The Challenge in full swing (p.9); Beware of Laser Treatments? (p.10-11); Imperial Tobacco tries to restore its image (pp.12-13); Young Canadians smoke less (p.14); News Briefs (pp.15-16).

No.66, December 2006
American cigarette manufacturers guilty of lying about the risks of their products (pp.1-3); The coalition demands stricter rules for selling cigarillos (p.4); Adolescent smoking – Tobacco dependence develops earlier than we think (p.5); Natives left to themselves to fight smoking (p.7); In Manitoba, the Smoking Ban applies to native reserves too (p.7); False labelling – Only “Mild” and “Light” risk being banned (pp.8-9); No new warnings before 2009 (p.10); “Low risk” products have little impact in Canada (p.11); France prepares to snub out (p.12); The Tobacco Act – Success in the school yard (p.13); The black market as principal competitor – Imperial Tobacco demands that governments put an end to native contraband (p.14); News Briefs (pp.15-16).

No.65, September 2006
Washington Conference – Developing countries affected more severely by tobacco globalization (pp.1-3); FCTC slowed by political obstacles (p.4); American parents rally against smoking in films (p.5); Tobacco control plan - Quebec focuses on reducing prevalence to 18% by 2012 (pp.6-7); Although generally respected, Quebec's Tobacco Act is still under attack by several bar owners (pp.8-9); Report of the Surgeon General – Secondhand smoke risks reaffirmed (p.10); Contraband - Quebec and Ottawa accused of not intervening on First Nations land (p.11); Cigarette prices - Discount brands gaining ground (pp.12-13); Smoking rates still dropping, especially among youth (pp.14-15); News Briefs (pp.15-16).

No.64, July 2006
Total respect of the Smoking Ban in bars and restaurants – Quebec Breathes Easier Since May 31! (pp.1-4); The Tobacco Act waits to go to court (p.5); Heather Crowe has passed away, but her memory lives on (pp.6-7); Smoking: A financial hole of $17 billion (pp.8-9); Cigars, yes, Mohawks, no, say depanneur owners (pp.9-10); Imperial Tobacco is no longer accountable to Canadians (p.11); Vitaminized Cigarettes: An old idea, but a Quebec first (p.12); A promising anti-tobacco treatment – Vareniciline enters the American market (p.13); 28, 441 Smokers participate in the 7th “Quit to Win!” Challenge (pp.14-15); News Briefs (pp.15-16).

No.63, May 2006
Now Showing: the film Tabac, la conspiration [Tobacco, the Conspiracy] (pp.1-3); Quebec class action suit: All arguments permitted… (p.4); D Day: 31 May 2006 – Quebec’s Tobacco Act, new and improved (pp.5-7); Targets of the multinationals – Progress in the fight against tobacco in Africa (p.8); News Briefs (p.9); Framework Convention needs additional financial support (pp.10-11); Limiting the access of youth to tobacco: A priority without unanimous support (pp.12-13); De Facto rises from its ashes (p.14); Neuromarketing supports - New warning labels are required (pp.15-16).

No.62, March 2006
Quebec Week 2006 - A smoke-free world within reach (pp.1-3); 2005 Report Card – The Quebec Government from A to E… (p.4); Smoke-free since 1998, Californian Bars are more attractive and still profitable (p.5); World No Tobacco Day: Tobacco is still fatal even when disguised (p.6); Six organizations demand a total ban on advertising (p.7); Between 2000 and 2004, the smoking rate falls from 29 to 19% - Barely 1 Quebec Teenager Out of 5 Smoke (pp.8-9); Smoking, a problem to integrate? (p.10); The Ragnar Rylander Affair – Infiltration: When tobacco money buys science (p.11); Nationalization of the tobacco industry: The need for serious reflection (p.12);  Universities delay rejecting funding from cigarette manufacturers (p.13); News Briefs.

No.61, January 2006
Bars mobilize against the May 31 smoking ban (pp.1-3); 10,000 smoke-free pubs since March 2004 – 96% of the Irish consider that the Smoking Ban is a success (pp.4-5); 9th Annual Public Health Days – Understanding Youth in Order to Help Them Stop Smoking (p.6); 9th annual Public Health Days - Understanding youth to help them quit smoking (p.6) Pregnancy: A key time to quit (p.7); Scientific breakthrough – Cheek cells to detect lung cancer (p.8); Understanding and treating COPD (p.9); Federal prisons now Smoke-free (p.10); Opération Monopole – An important network of smugglers is disbanded (p.11); Cigarettes lose ground in Canada and the United States (p.12); The Challenge puts on its boxing gloves (p.13); Not for profit tobacco companies? (pp.14-15); News Briefs (pp.15-16).

British Columbia’s Victory in Supreme Court – The provinces can now go after the tobacco companies more easily (pp.1-3); Ottawa wants to defend the totality of the Tobacco Act in Supreme Court (pp.4-5); Fewer retailers are selling to minors (p.6); Imperial Tobacco transfers production to Mexico! (p.7); CIFCOT-2 paves the way for an anti-smoking secretariat for the Francophonie (p.8-10); Native contraband worries governments (p.11); The “Switch” Campaign – Quebec invites smokers to stub out (p.12); Bar owners attack Quebec’s Tobacco Act (p.13); Quebec class action suits – Victims demand nearly 23 Billion from tobacco companies (pp.14-15); News Briefs (pp.15-16).

Harm reduction, an alternative to quitting smoking (pp.1-3); 4th National Conference on Tobacco or Health – There is still a lot to do! (pp.4-5); “Not to Kids!” creates a controversy in Ontario (p.6); 18-24 year olds – A target to be met (p.7);  Honouring Quebec Parliamentarians for Reinforcing the Tobacco Act (central pages 8-9); Protection of non-smokers – Quebec joins the parade (p.10); Herbal cigarettes – A whiff of judicial nothingness (p.11); Canada must aid francophone Africa in the fight against smoking (p.12); Banning “Light” and “Mild” as a first step towards better control of labelling (p.13); Ottawa and seven provinces go after JTI-Macdonald (p.14); News Briefs (pp.15-16).

No.58, July 2005
A Rigorous Law for Quebec – Cigarettes banned from bars and restaurants in May 2006 (pp.1-3); Gray areas and a lack of inspectors weakened application of the 1998 Law (pp.4-5); A new law for the entire province – Ontario strengthens its anti-smoking measures (p.6); St-Hubert, Cora and Pacini Smoke-Free – Three restaurant chains are ahead of the Law (p.7); Ventilated smoking areas only protect the interests of the industry, according to James Repace (pp.8-9);  Banning “Light” and “Mild” cigarettes isn’t sufficient – We have to stop the fraud of low tar brands (pp.10-11); Sales drop by 24% in 2004 – Price competition surprises Imperial Tobacco (pp.12-13); Close to 190,000 participants over six years – Smokers still take up the Challenge in large numbers (p.14); News Briefs (pp.15-16).

No.57, May 2005
A First in Quebec – The Superior Court authorizes two class actions suits against cigarette manufacturers (pp.1-3); Reinforcement of the Quebec Law – Close to 600 activists make their recommendations to the Minister of Health (pp.4-7); Point of View – And We’re Off! (p.8); Three years to explore the secret science of the industry (p.9); New warnings in 2007? (pp.10-11); Coloured warnings for the European Union (p.11); Six tobacco-free trials in 2005 – By free will or by force, Formula 1 liberates itself from the industry (pp.12-13); News Briefs (pp.13-16).

No.56, March 2005
The Tobacco Act will be reinforced – Quebec consults on the style but not on the substance (pp.1-2); Winners only for the 6th “Quit to Win! Challenge (p.3); Second Hand Smoke-Free Week (pp.4-5); Journées annuelles de santé publique, Women, a target of choice for the industry (pp.6-7); The application of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control announces a reinforcement of anti-smoking measures (pp.8-9); Flammability of cigarettes finally regulated - Cigarettes will be less flammable by fall (p.10); “Light” and “Mild” Cigarettes: Experts want to force the Competition Bureau to act (p.11); Significant Victory of Saskatchewan in the Supreme Court – Cigarette displays are banned once again (p.12); Imperial Tobacco Canada under watch by the RCMP (p.13); News Briefs (pp.14-16).

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