Les Hagen

Where this writer stands

No opinion piece by this writer has been scored on a policy topic yet.

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Recent work

• Opinion: Invest tobacco settlement cash to save more Albertans from smokingOpinion · Edmonton Journal · Mar 17, 2025
• Opinion: Bad tobacco settlement means better laws are urgently neededOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jan 2, 2025
• Opinion: Alberta leading the way in stamping out tobacco useOpinion · Edmonton Journal · Jan 25, 2024
• Opinion: Albertans deserve a say in deciding the future of tobaccoOpinion · Edmonton Journal · Nov 24, 2023
• Comment: B.C. residents deserve a voice deciding the fate of Big TobaccoOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Nov 15, 2023
• Ontarians deserve a voice in deciding the future of the tobacco industryOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 14, 2023
• Opinion: Don't let legalized pot renormalize smokingOpinion · Edmonton Journal · Sep 10, 2018
• Opinion: Will Notley government come through on menthol?Opinion · Edmonton Journal · May 20, 2015