Vancouver Will Outlaw Smoking In Public Parks and Beaches
A couple of years ago I was in a local humidor purchasing some cigars. Ontario had just passed a bylaw that required store owners to hide all tobacco products in an attempt to prevent minors from smoking. Ridiculous!
By law, customers are no longer allowed into some humidors to browse the selection of cigars. Never mind that I am 41 years old and of legal smoking age, I have to use my Amazing Kreskin memory to know exactly what cigar I want to purchase!
The clerk at my local humidor told me that the next thing the government will try to do is make it illegal to smoke in public parks. I scoffed at the idea. There is no way the government will make it illegal to smoke outside in a park. That is absurd!
Starting on September 1, 2010 it is likely that you won’t be able to smoke a cigar on a public beach or park in the city of Vancouver. The granola crunching quacks on the Vancouver parks board have decided that the dangers of second-hand smoke, even in an open space such as a park are dangerous.
I wonder how long Ontario has before it becomes illegal to enjoy a cigar on the boardwalk or a city park?
Posted in News at 8:13 AM
Comments
The granola crunching quacks couldn’t be happier! Imagine going to the park with your family and not having to worry about cigarette butts or second hand smoke. So great! If 41 year olds want to harm themselves then let them do it on their own property. They could start a cancer club right in their own backyard.
Posted by: Andy on April 23, 2010 10:42 AM
Man, you must have had an extra dose of cranberry and blueberry on your oats this morning old man.
Sure, sit back and let the government tell you what you can and can’t do. Street racing, the right to bear arms, riding a motorcycle without a helmet, fighting in hockey and other civil liberties will be gone before you get an account on Facebook or Twitter!
What happened to you? You used to be normal, well, sort of normal.
Posted by: jay 
on April 23, 2010 12:58 PM
I love this law!
I also think this is great:
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/7123197/stubbed-out-cigarette-packs-to-go-plain/
Posted by: Dave Graff on May 20, 2010 5:42 PM
