I heard that Quebec passed a smoking ban this summer. Any truth to that. What places are off limits?

Actually, smoking is now banned in all public places in the Province of Quebec. Of course, that includes bars and restaurants. The provincial government has followed Ontario's lead in this area (although I'm not sure if the Ontario ban is province-wide yet). Anyway, owners and managers of such places are being pretty careful about observing the law as the fines are very hefty.

Yep ! We have more rights in Cuba and Iraq !

The smoking ban is FANTASTIC! I was in Montreal this past weekend and didn't come home thinking I would get lung cancer... It's really going to make stoping at the relais more enjoyable.

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do you have to walk thru a cload of smoke to get inside the building like you do here in Maine?

I can hold my breath while walking in just not the whole time during lunch or dinner

I'm curious if all the remote places will abide by the law. Lot's of heavy smokers up there....

I never noticed.

Will the front entrance stink like hell even if no one is smoking at that time?

Will there be dead smokercicles outside of every bar?

Gotta die of something...Smoking bans suck...

In NY where smoking is banned lots of establishments do not obey the order...they allow smoking anyway...

I smoke small cigars for pleasure...sucks to be told how to run my life...

" If I knew I was gonna live so long I would have taken better care of myself" LOL

Soon You wont be allowed to drink in Bars !
Its getting to the point that you wont be allowed to drive your car , snowmobile, talk, fart ect......
I could see them not allowing them to smoke in restaurants but why bars !
Tree huggers are talking over folks !
Start with smoking band & snowmobiling will follow soon .

They passed the same ban here in NY a couple years ago and it kicks ass. Now when you wake up with a hangover the smell of your own clothes isn't what is going to make you puke. I can remember waking up in the morning and being able to smell the smoke emanating from my pile of clothes on the bedroom floor, it was gross.

The main reason for banning smoking is to provide a smoke free enviroment for any employees.

Make sense to me.Some people may have heard about that waitress in the Ottawa area who died of lung cancer after having been exposed to second hand smoking for over 40 years.She was a non-smoker.It made headlines in the news and papers.

I have to agree with Quebec#1 , Why not make it legal in bars, People go their to put poison in their bodies :burp: :beer: :beerchug: so whats with a little more poison.
I could see the band in restaurants but not in bars.
The goverment should clean up the pot users that sell drugs to our children and tear up our famillies and leave the poor Joe alone who wants to puff on a cig .
One day its smoking , another day what else snowmobiling ?
If i wanted to live a dictatorship type of society i would move to North korea, Whats North America comming too ?

I have to Agree ! Although we cant make everyone happy , i see rights of people being taking away everyday and thats not good .
Jeez i wish i grew up in the 50s
soon North America will turn into a turd society like this mans country.

Yep the 50s were a nice time to grow up ! I feel for the young people today !

I wonder what the ratio of smokers to non-smokers is in Quebec?

In Northern Quebec it seemed like everyone smokes!!!

Really anoying during dinner.

i dont mind the no smoking at the restaurents but after that it should be up to the establishments and the people if they want a smoking building or a non smoking building not the goverments or the health care system...........................but than we can do what ever we want and when we get caught go to court and jam the court system with stupid tickets like a smoking violation ..............thats a right they cant take away from us for now. :beerchug:

Heard of her,She is the one who started the no smoking Ban. following a 2 stroke too close is like smoking one pack of cigarets every half hour. SO STAY WELL BACK. As for none smokers, BUY a 4 stroke and practice what you preach.You will live longer and pay more TAXES.

You make some good points, but the real reason behind the ban is providing a safe workplace for all employees. I also know there are a lot of other places where people work that are more unhealthy than cigaret smoke. Go figure.

I was in Quebec last week and it was very nice to walk out of a bar and not have smoke in my clothes not to mention that my eyes didn't itch from it as well as I could see al the way across the bar that normally was a haze of smoke from one end to the other

Snowbeeler; YOUR 100% RIGHT ON THE MONEY.

30% SMOKE 40%DRINK 15% DO POT and 15% wish they could have some FUN to. :linemup: :drunk: :burp: :beerchug: :banana: :div20:

Sweet, I'd forgotten about this rule taking effect this spring. Now I'm even more excited to ride up North this winter :banana:

I wonder if they tested her home or work for Radon. I only smoke when I'm in bars in Quebec while drinking Blues!

What sucks I having to smell those awful things!

Well, for what its worth, I am a smoker, and although its not the best thing to freeze your ass to have a smoke, I prefer eating in a restaurant or having a beer in a smoke free environment, because, when too much is too much, it does get pretty gross, any honest smoker will admit to that. Should have passed the law a long time. Maybe it will intice me to quit all together someday. Who knows, until then...c'est la vie.

Some bars / restaurants here are smoke free until 9:00pm so that those who want to eat a nice dinner can do so in a smoke free enviroment.