Saturday, November 21 2009

THE EDITOR: This is an open letter to the members of civil society and the private sector who support national tobacco control efforts.

I join with those citizens who have been in the struggle against the establishment of smelters in this country, who have pointed out a glaring irony in the fight against tobacco-caused cancers and not those caused by smelters.

It is a progressive move to support tobacco control measures. However, as a cancer specialist, Dr Laquis, you are well aware of the toxicity of smelters — cancers like PNM confetti will spread all over the land. I trust that Dr Laquis and his buddy organisations will place numerous ads and appear on talk shows speaking out against smelters and the dangers of such plants in a small country like Trinidad. I trust that the ads will be full page and appear in all media, giving the population detailed information on the dangers posed by smelter plants.

I await these public education ads and discourse on cancer-causing smelters with great anticipation.



V Lake

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