ONTARIO MAJORITY WANTS SMOKE-FREE APARTMENTS
New research shows second-hand smoke infiltrates the apartments
of almost two million Ontarians, and a clear majority of the
province's four million multi-unit dwellers would like the
choice to live in smoke-free buildings.
The Ontario Tobacco-free Network (OTN), a coalition of the
Canadian Cancer Society, Ontario Division; the Heart and Stroke
Foundation of Ontario; and The Lung Association discovered this
demand for smoke-free living after commissioning two major
studies by the leading market research firm Ipsos Reid.
"It's the first hard data on how people feel about second-hand
smoke in multi-unit dwellings," says Irene Gallagher, speaking
for the OTN. "This is a big issue, since more than one in three
Ontarians live in multi-unit dwellings, and the Canada Mortgage
Housing Corporation says it's the fastest growing segment of the
housing market."
