Ontario, Don't Smoke in Cars with Kids
The Canadian province of Ontario wants to fine drivers who smoke in their cars in the presence of children. Reuters reports:
The province of Nova Scotia, the Yukon territory and a handful of U.S. states have already banned smoking in cars with children. Like many other jurisdictions Ontario bans smoking in the workplace and in public places such as restaurants.I’m in favor of this for adults too. Being in a car with a smoker—especially with the windows closed—is like being a sausage in a smokehouse.
The new Ontario legislation won praise from the Canadian Cancer Society, which called it an important step in protecting children's health.
"We're hoping for the legislation to come to fruition as quickly as possible because it's for the good of all Ontario children," said Rick Byun, a spokesman for provincial Health Promotion Minister Margarett Best.
