Monday, 4 February 2013

Really learning

Quote of the day is from Doug Weir of the Ontario Medical Association talking about his organisation's plans for food regulation...

"We’re really learning from our experience in the fight against tobacco, and two of the things that were most effective in terms of getting people to stop smoking was a tax on cigarettes, so what we’re calling for is a tax on high-calorie foods really..."

Could this be the mythical slippery slope?

"...and then the other thing we’re calling for are graphic warning labels."

Why yes. Yes it is.