Posted AT 8:56 AM EDT on 31/05/07
Anti-smoking rules too mild
It's been exactly one year since Quebec's sweeping smoking ban took effect on World No Tobacco Day. Smoking was banned in bars, restaurants, taverns, casinos, on school grounds and within nine metres of any exterior door of a health, social services or educational institution.
Quebec was one of the last bastions of the smoky bar, and there were dire warnings that the province's legendary joie de vivre and nightlife would be crushed under the advances of Big Brother.
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