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| time to get ill User Info... | I just saw this in "the news" It is basicly what we have in BC isn' it? I guesse people can still smoke in "outside public areas" like Parks & the sidewalk. Ontario proposes strict new smoking laws Last Updated Wed, 15 Dec 2004 15:56:07 EST TORONTO - The Ontario government has proposed anti-tobacco legislation to ban smoking in workplaces and all indoor public areas. Several Canadian provinces already have smoking bans, but Ontario Health Minister George Smitherman's proposed act appears to be one of the most comprehensive. "Smoking and exposure to second-hand smoke is the number 1 preventable killer in Ontario today," Smitherman said Wednesday. "The legislation we are introducing today ... will attack the chief cause of death and disease in this province." Ontario's ban would come into force May 31, 2006. The bill signals the end of designated smoking rooms in Ontario. Currently, bars and restaurants in Toronto, for example, can allow smoking as long as it takes place in separate rooms with their own ventilation systems. Bar owners and restaurateurs say they will oppose the legislation. In essence, the act would prohibit smoking indoors almost anywhere except in people's homes or temporary accomodation such as hotel rooms. The public areas where it would be forbidden to smoke include: Restaurants and bars Schools Private clubs Healthcare facilities Sports arenas Entertainment venues Work vehicles and offices including government buildings Act seeks to limit tobacco displays The legislation also proposes to make it illegal to have tobacco products on prominent display in stores where they are sold, in an effort to curb selling of tobacco to under-19s. It would ban all countertop displays at retail outlets and prohibit the promotion of tobacco products at entertainment venues. Michael Perley, Director of the Ontario Campaign for Action on Tobacco, said the act sends "a clear message that second-hand smoke is extremely harmful, and that it's not to be tolerated in any enclosed place where people work or gather." Dr. Sheela Basrur, Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health, called the bill "extremely important and timely." "About 16,000 Ontarians die prematurely each year due to smoking – that's about 44 deaths every day," Basrur said. "A growing list of cancers, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases are linked to smoking, which is responsible for at least $1.7 billion in health-care costs annually," she added. - Wed, 15 Dec 2004 1:33pm | ||
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