Has anyone read this article:
“Cigarette-maker Rothmans is threatening to close its factory in Quebec City unless the federal government changes a proposed law.
Bill C-32, which would ban flavoured cigarettes and cigarillos to discourage teen smoking, has already been passed by the House of Commons.
It was one of the Conservative campaign promises during last year’s election.
Rothmans, owned by Phillip Morris International, has about 300 employees at its Quebec plant.
Several Tory MP’s from Quebec have signalled a willingness to re-examine the law.”
Before I say anything else, I am a smoker although I do not smoke rothmans…I almost did work for them as I.T. Admin though.
Now after reading this article, I simply can’t help but wonder, who is dictating in this country? Up until today, I always though it was the goverment (legally speaking of course). After reading this article, i couldn’t believe my eyes!!! So let me get this straight, the government is constantly fighting against big tobacco compagnies because of the dangers of smoking, second hand smoke and just recently, 3rd hand smoke!!! Yes, yes, 3rd hand smoke. Third hand smoke is basically when your cigarette smoke penetrates your clothes/fabric and so on and then a child or non smoker is exposed to it: you smoked a cigarette, smoke transferred onto your clothes, you hold your kid, he’s exposed to toxins from the cigarette…
Anyways, let’s get back to the original subject, what the fuck is this all about? Cigarettes kill people the government is constantly fighting against the tobacco companies but when rothmans threatens to pull out from an expansion project therefore preventing the creation of 330 jobs in Quebec, the goverment drops his pants and prepares for penetration? WOW that’s what I call power!!!
So, is “our” health a concern for the goverment or not? I just can’t help but wonder???? What are they thinking now: let’s create 330 jobs and in the meantime kill a 1000 people of various forms of cancer related to the dangers of cigarettes??? What kind of mathematics is that????
On that note, I think I’ll just pop into my DVD player a great movie called “thank you for smoking” and light one up., a good old and inexpensive Peter Jackson king size light.
Cheers