For your own good

From the Canadian Arctic: “On May 1, the workers’ compensation board for Nunavut and neighboring Northwest Territories prohibited smoking in any enclosed business or work site, including office buildings and bars. Ever since, smokers have been required to step outside to smoke in a region where temperatures can drop farther than 40 below zero in […]

From the Canadian Arctic: “On May 1, the workers’ compensation board for Nunavut and neighboring Northwest Territories prohibited smoking in any enclosed business or work site, including office buildings and bars. Ever since, smokers have been required to step outside to smoke in a region where temperatures can drop farther than 40 below zero in winter.” (Clifford Krauss, “Snuffing Out a Smoky Way of Life in the Canadian Arctic”, New York Times, May 21).

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