Let me know if you hear of the nicotinenazis showing up on an indian reserve......The irony of Ontario's new smoking laws is that law-abiding citizens are treated worse than law-breakers |
Anybody wonder if they'll ever actually put smokers in jail?
Give them time because if you weren't already feeling like a pariah, wait until June 1!
You already have to smoke outside, will be fined if you smoke in your car with your kids -- and soon will no longer be able to see your brand of cigarettes on the counter thanks to a new law saying they must be covered from public view.
A routine purchase will become a clandestine operation -- something like buying contraceptives was before the AIDS crisis. No wonder people are flocking to the smoke shops on aboriginal reserves where the prices are often 50% lower and where the rules and regulations are less rigid.
But it will be interesting to see if the Smoking Cops will even dare to venture into some of the reserve smoking trailers and make sure they are complying with Ontario's new display ban. Or will they just nail the small retailers -- the ones who charge full price and collect the appropriate taxes.
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