Harper makes 'Two Generations' sounds like a couple of decades when in fact, using his numbers 1999 to 2012 it crunches down to only 13 years, well short of his acclaimed "couple of generations" or even two decades (20 years).
One generations are defined as 25 years; Two generations would be 50 years.
Stephen Harper:
“We’ve spent a couple of generations trying to reduce the use of tobacco in Canada with a lot of success,” he said.
“Tobacco is a product that does a lot of damage — marijuana is infinitely worse and is something we do not want to encourage.”
A government survey of tobacco use found that the overall smoking rate among Canadians over the age of 15 declined from 25 per cent in 1999 to 16 per cent in 2012.
Kaleidoscope of other governing parties in Canada other than Harper's Reformed Conservatives, therefore they should be given credit where credit is due when it comes to reducing the public's dependency on tobacco.
Tobacco Smoke Enema Kit (1750s – 1810s).
The tobacco enema was used to infuse tobacco smoke into a patient’s rectum for various medical purposes, but primarily the resuscitation of drowning victims.
A rectal tube inserted into the anus was connected to a fumigator and bellows that forced the smoke into the rectum. The warmth of the smoke was thought to promote respiration. Doubts about the credibility of tobacco enemas led to the popular phrase “blowing smoke up your arse.”
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yes, that is what Steve is doing, blow smoke up his arse. Danny Williams the former NFLD/Lab. Premier had a few words to say about Steve. Perhaps they ought to be printed on the front page of a few newspapers. Looks like Danny Williams still doesn't like Steve and is suggesting that if Cons can't vote for the other parties, they simply sit this election out.
I'm read a lot of news stories about how men came home drunk and beat up their wives and children. I'd like to find one story about some one smoking weed and doing the same thing because they were wasted. Steve's drug of choice is beer. Beer has caused a lot of problem in society over the past couple of hundred years. Weed not so much. The fact weed is illegal, causes problems, but the out on that one is simply legalize the stuff, let people grow it for themselves, set up farms which grow it and sell it like we sell wine. Oh and don't forget to TAX IT. Colorado has and they are doing just fine.
Steve is a dinasor, who doesn't know what he is talking about. He isn't an economist. he's just a religious freak who hides in a closet at the first sight of a gun. Send him back to his foundation and he can spew his hatred there.
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