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JUN 2 2 1887

1? Detta Dr.,
Port Céquitlam, 8C,
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1987 05 20

Mr. R.A. Freeman, city clerk,
The Corporation of the City of PorttCoauitlam,.8C,
V3C 248.

Dear MPs: Freeman:

SUBJECT: Smoking Bylaw 1987 N6. 2277

1 Wish to express my opposition to the city's intention to adopt the above mentioned bylaw.
My principal objections to the bylaw are as follows:

{. In my opinion, we are already overwhelmed by regulations. Where will the
requlation of our "free world" end? It is the passage of secondary laws,
such as this bylaw, that is subtly erroding the freedom of the individual.
_I interpret"freedom" as. giving me the liberty of personal choice, action or
thought; and the liberty to carry out my personal choice, action, or thought
without your interference or restriction.

2. I also believe it is hypocritical for one form of government to regulate
the use of the various forms of tobacco, while another body of covernment
collects extensive revenue fron the sale of said tobacco.

3. I object to actions such as this intended bylaw that, in my view, close the
barn door after: the horse is out. If you wart to Keap the horse in the barn,

shouldn't you ga to the scurce and prohibit the sale of tabacco?

4, We are exposed’to many other hazards in cur daily life; some of those hazards
being potentially more dangerous than the inhalation of second-hand smoke. —
Regulating the dangers associated with teh automobile alone would keep govern-
ment busy for quite a while. Or maybe we should regress to utilizing the
proverbial horse again(with bags under their tails, please!!!).

5. I could cite many more reasons for my opposition to this bylaw but, for the
sake of brevity, I rest my case.

T would leave you with the following thought to ponder. Will the meaning of theword "freedom"
have to be revised in our dictionarjes? Or worse, will the word become extinct? I wonder
if the word "freedom" has its counterpart in the Russian language and, if so, how they de--
fine its meaning.

Yours sincerely,

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