It does seem like discrimination because there are so many other so-called "health risks" to so much, and they're left alone,and it does seem like a violation to many, including business owners freedom of choice to run their biz with the choice of which customers they will open thier dorrs to. Even if I were a non-smoker I feel the same way too.

The impact of bans are scarey because of biz failures, cutbacks, job losses, suppliers lose their accounts and buyers etc...it doesn't end.

A lot of BC businesses went under because they had no choice about the smoking. I don't know where the smoking bans are at in BC at the moment, but know they have changed the rules back and forth between absolutely no smoking in any buildings and stablishments etc ... last I was there, many had smoking reinstated. The rules have waffled.

Freedom to choose yes or no for biz owners and customers should be a given. At home? Work it out with who you live with and come up with as win/win a solution as possible and neecessary.

Sigh. This whole reaction to the smoking bans isn't about "smoking" ... its about the discrimination and violation of freedom of choice and the cost to people all round who already had their businesses established and built around choices and freedom thatare suddenly whipped out from under their feet. Period. THAT is the real issue?

This ban, and others similar, disrupts and destroys what people have worked their asses off for and nurtured and built for years and YEARS ... only to have it all blown away...and all the rest of the "losers and losses" in this ban.

It seems so high-handedly irresponsible towards other peoples lives and livelihoods. It just seems very "wrong" to me