In 1985, the Ontario Medical Association urged a ban on student smoking due to health costs and risks from tobacco exposure. School boards were called to prevent unhealthy lifestyles.
In 1994, Bob Rae's NDP government implemented the Tobacco Control Act, prohibiting smoking on school premises, vending machine sales, and increasing the smoking age, creating the toughest tobacco-control bill in North America.
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