The Ottawa Council on Smoking and Health
Sets the Facts Straight

June 27, 2001:
OCSH news release on David Hill's Legal Opinion

November 7, 2001:
PUBCO Survey Fails Scrutiny

November 14, 2001:
OCSH Facts and Arguments: Ottawa Enters a New Era

November 16, 2001:
Ottawa Citizen - Carolyn Hill of OCSH disputes the findings of PUBCO's survey on revenue loss due to the new non-smoking bylaw

Carolyn Hill of Ottawa Council on Smoking and Health disputes the findings of PUBCO's survey on revenue loss due to the new non-smoking bylaw. Hill explains that the survey was not a proper economic analysis, and only included 1/3 of members with no real evidence to back up findings. Cites, Nova Scotia's assessment on economic impact as being objective and reliable, using official sales tax data which demonstrates that "smoke-free legislation has no adverse impact on restaurant, bar and hotel and tourism receipts".