Butts Out When Baby on Board…
Recently, Nova Scotia enacted a bylaw that prohibits smoking in vehicles with children passengers. I’m all for protecting children from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke, but this seems to infringe on individuals’ rights. What’s next, no smoking in your own house with children present? There is only so much control society can exert on it’s citizens and this NS bylaw is close to crossing the line.
Ontario is the next province considering a similar bylaw, although local news has been reporting that their premier is “flip-flopping” on the issue. Is it reasonable to put such restraints on people? Does health override individual liberties? What role should the state have in parenting? By the way things have been going, perhaps some involvement wouldn’t hurt, but at what cost? Personally, I enjoy my freedom and don’t support unwarranted restraints on it, whether in the name of health or not.
What do you think?