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The latest controversy over the control of tax-free cigarettes is heating up between the Ontario government and a band in the southwest corner of the province.

The provincial government did not adequately consult with the Six Nations of the Grand River before putting its latest policy proposal before the provincial cabinet, the band's chief said. The government wants to impose a quota system for sales of tax-free cigarettes and gasoline.

"We spent a lot of money fighting the quota system," said Steve Williams.

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The latest controversy over the control of tax-free cigarettes is heating up between the Ontario government and a band in the southwest corner of the province.

The provincial government did not adequately consult with the Six Nations of the Grand River before putting its latest policy proposal before the provincial cabinet, the band's chief said. The government wants to impose a quota system for sales of tax-free cigarettes and gasoline.

"We spent a lot of money fighting the quota system," said Steve Williams.

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The latest controversy over the control of tax-free cigarettes is heating up between the Ontario government and a band in the southwest corner of the province.

The provincial government did not adequately consult with the Six Nations of the Grand River before putting its latest policy proposal before the provincial cabinet, the band's chief said. The government wants to impose a quota system for sales of tax-free cigarettes and gasoline.

"We spent a lot of money fighting the quota system," said Steve Williams.

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Natives from a local reserve are not the only players in eastern Ontario's cigarette smuggling trade, the mayor of Cornwall said.

The Mohawks from nearAkwesasne Reserve are unfairly blamed for a lot of the violence that organized crime is perpetrating, said Cornwall Mayor Ron Martelle.

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Natives from a local reserve are not the only players in eastern Ontario's cigarette smuggling trade, the mayor of Cornwall said.

The Mohawks from nearAkwesasne Reserve are unfairly blamed for a lot of the violence that organized crime is perpetrating, said Cornwall Mayor Ron Martelle.

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Natives from a local reserve are not the only players in eastern Ontario's cigarette smuggling trade, the mayor of Cornwall said.

The Mohawks from nearAkwesasne Reserve are unfairly blamed for a lot of the violence that organized crime is perpetrating, said Cornwall Mayor Ron Martelle.

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Natives from a local reserve are not the only players in eastern Ontario's cigarette smuggling trade, the mayor of Cornwall said.

The Mohawks from nearAkwesasne Reserve are unfairly blamed for a lot of the violence that organized crime is perpetrating, said Cornwall Mayor Ron Martelle.

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Natives from a local reserve are not the only players in eastern Ontario's cigarette smuggling trade, the mayor of Cornwall said.

The Mohawks from nearAkwesasne Reserve are unfairly blamed for a lot of the violence that organized crime is perpetrating, said Cornwall Mayor Ron Martelle.

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Natives from a local reserve are not the only players in eastern Ontario's cigarette smuggling trade, the mayor of Cornwall said.

The Mohawks from nearAkwesasne Reserve are unfairly blamed for a lot of the violence that organized crime is perpetrating, said Cornwall Mayor Ron Martelle.

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Natives from a local reserve are not the only players in eastern Ontario's cigarette smuggling trade, the mayor of Cornwall said.

The Mohawks from nearAkwesasne Reserve are unfairly blamed for a lot of the violence that organized crime is perpetrating, said Cornwall Mayor Ron Martelle.