01-26-2017, 06:25 PM
(01-26-2017, 01:21 PM)goggolor Wrote: This is a problem created by the hospital's decisions, I think they should be involved in fixing it.
Before we go off and blame the hospitals, they don't have smoking structures because the Smoke Free Ontario Act prohibits (a) Smoking within 9m of any entrance or exit of a hospital and (b) Smoking on the outdoor grounds of a hospital.
The province banned smoking on hospital property (and within 9m of the doors if it abuts public property), and the hospitals are being compliant with the law. No different than when the province banned smoking on school property. [Or when they banned smoking in malls, or when the Fed's banned smoking on planes]
As for smoking in bus shelters, this is handled by the Regional By-Law Enforcement and Regulatory Services branch. I believe they have two full time Tobacco officers who deal with not only the Regional By-Law, but the SFOA.
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