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Smoking Allowed at Manitoba Tribal Casino3 March 2004MANITOBA – As reported by the Winnipeg Sun: "The provincial government may be asking smokers to butt out but operators of a proposed aboriginal-run casino near Grand Beach say they won't. Tina Leveque, chief of the Brokenhead First Nation, said yesterday smoking will be permitted at the gambling hall her community is proposing to build near Manitoba's most famous beach. "'It will be a smoking facility,' Leveque told The Sun. "…Health Living Minister Jim Rondeau confirmed yesterday the province's anti-smoking bill will not be enforced on First Nations property, in federal buildings and on military bases "…Tory finance critic John Loewen accused the NDP government of not caring about the health of aboriginal people. "The smoking ban was drafted with the intention of protecting workers from the hazards of second-hand smoke…" |