Comments on: Pick and Choose Bylaws – The Calgary Smoking Ban http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2007/02/16/pick-and-choose-bylaws-the-calgary-smoking-ban/ Conservative group weblog that publishes daily commentary on political events and topics affecting Canada, the United States and the world. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:41:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Greg Farries http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2007/02/16/pick-and-choose-bylaws-the-calgary-smoking-ban/comment-page-1/#comment-153324 Greg Farries Tue, 20 Feb 2007 22:42:16 +0000 http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2007/02/16/pick-and-choose-bylaws-the-calgary-smoking-ban/#comment-153324 Ryan, I agree the smoking is a workplace hazard, I just disagree that in order to address this issue, governments have to ban smoking in private establishments. Rather than banning smoking, why couldn't governments require establishments, which allow smoking, to have adequate ventilation to minimize the hazard? <blockquote>Talking science here just doesn’t work.</blockquote> This isn't about science, it's about liberty. We all make choices - to smoke, or in this case, to work in a establishment that contains smoke. Ryan, I agree the smoking is a workplace hazard, I just disagree that in order to address this issue, governments have to ban smoking in private establishments.

Rather than banning smoking, why couldn’t governments require establishments, which allow smoking, to have adequate ventilation to minimize the hazard?

Talking science here just doesn’t work.

This isn’t about science, it’s about liberty.

We all make choices – to smoke, or in this case, to work in a establishment that contains smoke.

]]> By: Sick of Tory Ranting http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2007/02/16/pick-and-choose-bylaws-the-calgary-smoking-ban/comment-page-1/#comment-153321 Sick of Tory Ranting Tue, 20 Feb 2007 21:35:54 +0000 http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2007/02/16/pick-and-choose-bylaws-the-calgary-smoking-ban/#comment-153321 Ryan, save your breath. You know you're right. I know you're right. But given the recent posts here on climate change, the bloggers here will drag up some scientist who denies that smoking is at all helpful. Talking science here just doesn't work. Ryan, save your breath. You know you’re right. I know you’re right. But given the recent posts here on climate change, the bloggers here will drag up some scientist who denies that smoking is at all helpful. Talking science here just doesn’t work.

]]> By: Manuel http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2007/02/16/pick-and-choose-bylaws-the-calgary-smoking-ban/comment-page-1/#comment-153137 Manuel Sat, 17 Feb 2007 05:34:04 +0000 http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2007/02/16/pick-and-choose-bylaws-the-calgary-smoking-ban/#comment-153137 I think this exemption status crap has gone on far to long, all the business' without exemption cry it's not fair the other places have it, so here's the fix no exemptions period. But Calgary is full of elected Liberals afterall. Municiple of course, and the mayor himself ran as a Liberal MP in the 2000 election. I think this exemption status crap has gone on far to long, all the business’ without exemption cry it’s not fair the other places have it, so here’s the fix no exemptions period. But Calgary is full of elected Liberals afterall. Municiple of course, and the mayor himself ran as a Liberal MP in the 2000 election.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2007/02/16/pick-and-choose-bylaws-the-calgary-smoking-ban/comment-page-1/#comment-153114 Ryan Fri, 16 Feb 2007 21:41:12 +0000 http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2007/02/16/pick-and-choose-bylaws-the-calgary-smoking-ban/#comment-153114 The bans are being put in place because second hand smoke is a proven work place hazard. People that work in establishments that allow smoking are being exposed to something that may have adverse health consequences. The rights of smokers are not more important than the right of employees to expect a reasonably safe work environment. The bans are being put in place because second hand smoke is a proven work place hazard. People that work in establishments that allow smoking are being exposed to something that may have adverse health consequences. The rights of smokers are not more important than the right of employees to expect a reasonably safe work environment.

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