>Having said that, though, I have to admit I am adamantly opposed to the Toronto, and soon to be Ontario laws against smoking in bars and restaurants. Being a so-called adult, I'm capable of deciding for myself whether I want to go into a particular bar or restaurant. And to those militant non-smokers who declare that they have a right to go into a certain bar and not have smokers around, I say, "What a crock. It's the bar owner's place, and if you don't like his chosen clientele, then stay out."

Those laws aren't about the customers; they're about the employees. Just as an employer can't have an unsafe workplace in other ways, so many places are deciding that employers can't endanger their employee's health by exposing them to second-hand smoke.

Tamar