Big Tobacco backs down

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JTI-Macdonald Corp. and Imperial Tobacco have reversed long-held positions and promised Canadian lawmakers to halt advertisements that target teenagers. Cigarette manufacturers will support a new tax law that raises the price of cigarettes to fund a $360 million effort for government anti-smoking programs.

Marketing procedures, Demographics, Marketing, Imperial Tobacco Group PLC

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Activists disrupt Rothmans meeting

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Toronto, Ont.-based Rothmans Inc., which is led by chairman William Kelly, was picketed by members of the anti-smoking group, Non-Smokers' Rights Association. Rothmans, along with other tobacco firms, is under investigation for allegations that it participated in a cigarette smuggling scheme.

Legal issues & crime, Investigations, Smuggling, Non-Smokers' Rights Association, Rothmans Inc.

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Liberals cool to Bombardier loan

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Several Liberal Canadian cabinet ministers show reservations about providing a loan to Bombardier Inc.

Receipt of funds, Transportation Equipment Manufacturing, TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT, Transport Equipment, Finance, Transportation equipment industry, Bombardier Inc., PINK

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