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Kathy  ( September 28, 2006)
Yes, it is a relief that there is no smoking in the resturants/bars. I used to smoke but I have quit over 10 years now. People who smoke should consider people around them and not just themselves, especially the little ones. We have children whom we never allow to be around smkoing areas. Keep it up with the NO SMOKING restrictions. Thank you.
Ex-Die-hard Smoker  ( September 27, 2006)
Even when I was a smoker, I couldn't stand to smoke in the bingo halls, restaurants or bars because it was overkill, ironic isn't it? So I always welcomed the no smoking rules especially in places where children and pregnant women, and those with lung conditions and other health conditions occupy. Let's keep moving forward towards a smoke-free environment please!
nosmoking  ( September 27, 2006)
I am glad that the no smoking laws are actually working. You can go into a restaurant or bar in Kenora now and can actually breathe and stay there a while without coughing, getting a headache, and having stinging eyes. It should be like that everywhere in Canada!
Bobby  ( September 26, 2006)
I am an ex-smoker so I know where I'm coming from. You can have all the no-smoking programs you want but if an individual does not have the desire to quit and change their lifestyle they won't quit. I totally enjoy going to public places and not smelling smoke. It is a habit I am so glad I was able to kick.
Chantele  ( September 26, 2006)
I am also an ex-smoker and believe that a change in our day-to-day lifestyle now, by not allowing smoking in public buldings for instance, will create a new frame of mind with our younger generation influencing them to see that it really isn't that cool.
  ( September 26, 2006)
If the expectations of the program was to clear out local bars on the weekends then yes, they have achieved what they wanted.
Wanda  ( September 26, 2006)
It amazes me that the government continues to try to convince people to stop smoking, yet rakes in millions of dollars in taxes. How two faced is that.
Smoking is an addiction, young people become addicted and they see their parents and peers doing it, so how can it be wrong.
Ima Smoker  ( September 26, 2006)
Having witnessed smokers turn froma majority to a minority it is obvious that the current programs are indeed achieving their intended goals. I still smoke but consider myself lucky that I never tried heroin or cocaine lest I find myself completely addicted to something as bad (though no less insidious) than nicotine. A drastic shift in lifestyle is what is needed to help draw the evil weed away from those who have spent years in it's shadow of comfort.
I hate the new rules but quietly welcome them like a rebel waiting for the rebellion.
Barbara  ( September 25, 2006)
Traveling in the U.S. past summer, everytime I came home from eating out I had to shower and then wash the clothes I was wearing to get cigarette smoke out... don't know of any way to wash out the smoke accumulated in my lungs. Yes, we are making healthy progress in removing exposure to second hand smoke. I regret the stink I left in my friends homes, restaurants, offices, etc. when I used to smoke. I'm glad my family helped me to quit.
Mike  ( September 25, 2006)
While I am not looking to get this printed, the comment about banning bad driving in Ontario has nothing to do with the poll at hand. It is also in bad taste as we have plenty of our own bad drivers and thank goodness they come here to spend their hard earned dollars. Since the mill closure we need those tourist dollars more than ever. As for the smoking issue, I think many young people still have the superman syndrome (I can't get sick from smoking)but in the last several years less and less of those smokers are continuing the habit into university or college and on into adulthood.

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