Editorial: Smoking bylaw goes too far
When the Trudeau government decided that recreational cannabis would become legal across Canada on Oct. 17, who could have foreseen that tobacco smokers in Edmonton would lose a little of their freedom just as pot users gained more of it?
A new more restrictive smoking bylaw passed Tuesday is just another unintended consequence of the federal action to legalize marijuana, which has spawned a growing number of them.
Provinces and municipalities are paying significant costs to set and enforc
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