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This book would not have been possible without the support of many people and organizations. I am especially grateful to the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) for its financial support. This support allowed me to spend the time necessary to undertake this project.

I would like to thank IDRC’s Don de Savigny, who endorsed the project and provided encouragement, and Anne Phillips, who directly oversaw the progress of the book and provided ongoing assistance and continual cheerfulness. Don and Anne both provided appreciated comments on my manuscript. Bill Carman, Managing Editor of IDRC Books, kindly demonstrated enormous patience and capably ensured that my manuscript became a book.

Neil Collishaw, of the Tobacco or Health Programme at the World Health Organization, provided a comprehensive critique of the book. His comments led to many improvements. Ken Kyle, Director of Public Issues for the Canadian Cancer Society, reviewed my manuscript and provided valuable advice.

Professor Prakit Vateesatokit of Thailand’s Mahidol University gave me useful suggestions for portions of the manuscript, as did Kathleen Clancy of IDRC. Margaret Cunningham, my mom, provided helpful comments on my manuscript. Kelly McCann provided research assistance by locating pertinent historic debates from the House of Commons.

Each chapter begins with an editorial cartoon; Figure 13 contains a map of the Akwesasne reserve; page 235 contains a photo by James Lukoski. I thank the creators of these works for kindly granting permission to reproduce these items.

IDRC, the Canadian Cancer Society, the National Clearinghouse on Tobacco and Health, and the Non-Smokers’ Rights Association made their files and resource collections available to me. These records were of tremendous value.

Several hundred people generously gave of their time by agreeing to interviews, answering questions, forwarding helpful documents, or helping in many other ways. It would be impossible to name all of these individuals, but I gratefully acknowledge their contribution and know that the book is far richer as a result.

The content of this book would have been substantially incomplete had it not been for the thousands of people who, since the 1950s and especially since the 1980s, have worked to reduce tobacco use. It is because of this legion of individuals that there have been victories in the war against the tobacco industry and that there is some good news in the tobacco story. Their contribution to public health has long been underrecognized.

It should be noted that I attempted to interview public relations representatives of each of the three major tobacco manufacturers in Canada, but in each case either I was refused or my telephone calls were not returned. I also attempted to interview a representative of the Canadian Tobacco Manufacturers’ Council. When I reached the representative, I was told to call back, but when I called back and left messages, my calls were not returned.

And finally, notwithstanding the able assistance of others, I take full responsibility for any errors or shortcomings that remain.

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