Media advisory - The Canadian Cancer Society will react to the passage of the Quebec legislation to bolster tobacco control

QUEBEC CITY, Nov. 26, 2015 /CNW Telbec/ - The Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) – Quebec Division will officially react to the passage of An Act to bolster tobacco control.

Mélanie Champagne, Director of Public Issues, and Micheline Bélanger, former smoker and lung cancer survivor, will be available for interviews.

The CCS, which was present both in the parliamentary committee and on the ground, urged the government to adopt strong anti-smoking measures, particularly, by banning flavours including menthol, regulating e-cigarettes, increasing smoke-free zones and addressing the packaging of tobacco products. The CCS campaigned for the government to protect youth against the tobacco industry and make Quebec a leader in the fight against cancer.

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SOURCE Canadian Cancer Society, Quebec Division

André Beaulieu, Spokesperson and Senior Advisor, Public Relations, Canadian Cancer Society - Quebec Division, Phone: [phone], [email protected]; Mélanie Champagne, Director, Public Issues, Canadian Cancer Society - Quebec Division, Phone: [phone], [email protected]