MANITOBA SMOKES
March 1st, 2004
BY MONICA DOBIETHE MANITOBA provincial government in Canada has proposed legislation that would impose a total ban on smoking in all public places and indoor workplaces within province's jurisdiction. If passed, the Non-Smokers Health Protection Act will come into effect October 1, of this year. Exceptions to the bill include hotel rooms and areas under federal jurisdiction, such as airports, military bases, federal prisons, airports and native reserves. Unlike other provincial smoking bans in Canada, however, smoking in ventilated restaurants or bars would not ...
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