Canada joins the rest of the 'civilized world' in taking another step in the direction of devolution
The Tobacco Reduction Amendment Act or Bill 33 will also ban the use of waterpipes in public areas like restaurants. If passed, the government plans to give businesses 12 to 18 months to comply with the new legislation.
"We'll proclaim the bill in parts so we can give people an opportunity to transition," Health Minister Fred Horne said.
The government also plans to support Bill 206, a private members bill banning the sale of flavoured tobacco products.
Health experts believe that flavoured tobacco gets young people hooked on smoking. However, it isn't clear if menthol will be included under the ban.
"We're not taking a position at this point on menthol specifically what we're supporting is a bill that would allow us to target any flavoured product," Horne said.
Fascism at it's best.
I can't believe the astonishing hypocrisy. These bastards kill people and destroy their ecosystem as a result of producing oil from ultra-dirty tar sands and they have the balls of saying that they care for young people's health by pushing their delirious anti-smoking agenda? Give me a break.
Whoever doesn't see anything *at least* suspicious in that can't see much as far as I'm concerned.
Smoking is actually good for the lungs and can at least offer some extra protection to those who use it and that are exposed to all the vile atmospheric crap that we bathe it on a daily basis. Banning it will only further deteriorate people's health.
Sadly though, I don't think we're going to see a lot of protestation. People have been brainwashed to the roots of their brain.