One Letter. One Question. Thousands of Kilometres.
August 06, 2026 by substack.com
One Letter. One Question. Thousands of Kilometres.
One letter can expose a much larger failure. When thousands of people who smoke are reduced to policy abstractions, the most important question is often left unanswered: what options are they actually being given? Tobacco harm reduction is not only about products or regulation; it is about whether public health listens to the people most affected by its decisions. A system that speaks for smokers without hearing them is unlikely to help them move away from harm.
10.60% of the adult population are current smokers. There are approximately 3.5 million current smokers in Canada 13.10% of men are current smokers but only 8.10% of women.
SOURCE: GSTHR
