Changes to C-71 Might Save Races

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Changes to C-71 Might Save Races
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Amendments to save racing in Canada
By Chris Stevenson — Ottawa Sun
Montreal — Maybe the Players Grand Prix of Canada -- and othertobacco-sponsored events in Canada -- won't be going up in smokeafter all. Race president Normand Legault met with representativesfrom the Prime Minister's Office Friday and said yesterday he isconfident there will be changes to the controversial anti-tobaccolaw, C-71. The law will ban tobacco advertising, making it worthlessfor tobacco companies to sponsor events like the Grand Prix andthreatening the events' existence.
Tobacco companies are the most noticeable advertisers on F1 cars anddrivers' uniforms. "We're working on trying to find a solution withrepresentatives of the Canadian government to the problems created byC-71. After October of 1998 there wouldn't be any advertising allowedon the cars. I think there will be amendments presented that willsolve our problems," said Legault after yesterday's Canadian GrandPrix in Montreal.
"Amendments that will at least allow us to bring the cars and driversin and the various paraphernalia they carry around." Legault, alongwith Formula One honcho Bernie Ecclestone, said he met with JeanPelletier, the PM's chief of staff and Jean Carle, the PMO's directorof operations.
"I'm pretty confident the race will be around for a while," saidLegault. The Grand Prix, as well as CART races in Toronto andVancouver, could be moved elsewhere without changes to C-71.
Source: Canada Online


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		Changes to C-71 Might Save Races ©1997 SpeedCenter Internet Publishing, Inc. Amendments to save racing in Canada By Chris Stevenson — Ottawa Sun Montreal — Maybe the Players Grand Prix of Canada -- and othertobacco-sponsored events in Canada -- won't be going up in smokeafter all. Race president Normand Legault met with representativesfrom the Prime Minister's Office Friday and said yesterday he isconfident there will be changes to the controversial anti-tobaccolaw, C-71. The law will ban tobacco advertising, making it worthlessfor tobacco companies to sponsor events like the Grand Prix andthreatening the events' existence. Tobacco companies are the most noticeable advertisers on F1 cars anddrivers' uniforms. "We're working on trying to find a solution withrepresentatives of the Canadian government to the problems created byC-71. After October of 1998 there wouldn't be any advertising allowedon the cars. I think there will be amendments presented that willsolve our problems," said Legault after yesterday's Canadian GrandPrix in Montreal. "Amendments that will at least allow us to bring the cars and driversin and the various paraphernalia they carry around." Legault, alongwith Formula One honcho Bernie Ecclestone, said he met with JeanPelletier, the PM's chief of staff and Jean Carle, the PMO's directorof operations. "I'm pretty confident the race will be around for a while," saidLegault. The Grand Prix, as well as CART races in Toronto andVancouver, could be moved elsewhere without changes to C-71. Source: Canada Online