Ontario plans car-smoking curb
TORONTO — The Ontario government will ban smoking in cars with children present, Premier Dalton McGuinty says.
The Premier said Wednesday that the proposed ban is the “next logical step” in his government's campaign against smoking.
He admitted that he had initially been cool to the idea of a ban. He had said last fall that he worried about “a slippery slope” of interfering with individual rights.
But he said that he had been persuaded that children 16 and under needed to be protected from second-hand smoke.
Mr. McGuinty said legislation would be introduced this spring and that he hoped for all-party support to ensure quick passage.
“The need for such a ban is undeniable,” said Dr. Suzanne Strasberg, OMA board chair, noting that the concentration of smoke in a vehicle can be up to 60 times greater than it is indoors.
The bill is expected to provide for fines of up to $200.
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I agree wholeheartedly.... especially since I am a NON-smoker!!:lol:
If parents can't pull themselves together and spare their children this health hazard, then the POLICE has to make them!!!
TORONTO — The Ontario government will ban smoking in cars with children present, Premier Dalton McGuinty says.
The Premier said Wednesday that the proposed ban is the “next logical step” in his government's campaign against smoking.
He admitted that he had initially been cool to the idea of a ban. He had said last fall that he worried about “a slippery slope” of interfering with individual rights.
But he said that he had been persuaded that children 16 and under needed to be protected from second-hand smoke.
Mr. McGuinty said legislation would be introduced this spring and that he hoped for all-party support to ensure quick passage.
“The need for such a ban is undeniable,” said Dr. Suzanne Strasberg, OMA board chair, noting that the concentration of smoke in a vehicle can be up to 60 times greater than it is indoors.
The bill is expected to provide for fines of up to $200.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servl.../National/home
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I agree wholeheartedly.... especially since I am a NON-smoker!!:lol:
If parents can't pull themselves together and spare their children this health hazard, then the POLICE has to make them!!!