Mr. Speaker, there are ways of discouraging smoking and improving the health of our young people, without at the same time jeopardiz-
ing the future of cultural and sporting events. It is like chewing gum and walking at the same time, some people just cannot do it.
A number of cultural and sporting events are in danger. The Montreal Grand Prix, the Trois-Rivières Grand Prix, the jazz festival, the Benson and Hedges fireworks, the Just for Laughs festival, the Quebec summer festival, the Montreal international tennis championships.
Does the Prime Minister realize that all of these events are now in jeopardy because of this bill, which the Montreal Chamber of Commerce labels as fundamentalist legislation by the ayatollahs of tobacco?