Well, I don't have a vote but Ontario already has a province wide ban on smoking in any public place with a roof (patios with umbrellas are deemed to have roofs).
We've had a couple of highly publicized cases of people, who worked in hospitality, whose health has been dramatically affected by smoking, despite that they never smoked at all. Workers Compensation got in on that one, so the restaurant and bar ban went through finally.
Believe me: state wide is better. It can always be augmented locally and added to at the state level.
I also agree with the public health issue. Not smoking does not impinge on anyone; smoking impinges on all the non-smokers.
Myself, I think that tobacco is just going to be fazed out over the next 50 years, except for its traditional use in Native/Indian ceremonies.
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We've had a couple of highly publicized cases of people, who worked in hospitality, whose health has been dramatically affected by smoking, despite that they never smoked at all. Workers Compensation got in on that one, so the restaurant and bar ban went through finally.
Believe me: state wide is better. It can always be augmented locally and added to at the state level.
I also agree with the public health issue. Not smoking does not impinge on anyone; smoking impinges on all the non-smokers.
Myself, I think that tobacco is just going to be fazed out over the next 50 years, except for its traditional use in Native/Indian ceremonies.