Ten years ago a mine explosion in Nova Scotia killed dozens of miners because no one gave a damn, especially the government. Anyone who thinks that these bans have anything to do with politicans caring about working people is kidding themselves.
Where I live the three major sources of revenue for the "caring Government" are gambling ,booze anf smokes. They banned smoking bars, liquor revunue went down so they simply increased the tax on smokes. This anti smoking thing is so hypocritical.