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Ontario trucker fined for smoking in rig


Business | 206802 hits | Oct 08 7:21 am | Posted by: stemmer
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WINDSOR, Ont. — Truckers from across Canada were fuming Wednesday night as word spread that Ontario police fined a driver $305 for smoking in his rig, which the law considers his workplace.

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  1. by avatar raydan
    Thu Oct 08, 2009 2:35 pm
    So if I work out of my home (no other employees) I can get a ticket for smoking!

  2. by Lemmy
    Thu Oct 08, 2009 2:35 pm
    "raydan" said
    So if I work out of my home (no other employees) I can get a ticket for smoking!


    Not if you refuse to let the cop into your house, which is your right.

  3. by avatar raydan
    Thu Oct 08, 2009 2:38 pm
    "Lemmy" said
    So if I work out of my home (no other employees) I can get a ticket for smoking!

    Not if you refuse to let the cop into your house, which is your right.
    But if he sees me though a window, he can, which is pretty much how the trucker got a ticket. :?

  4. by Lemmy
    Thu Oct 08, 2009 2:41 pm
    "raydan" said
    But if he sees me though a window, he can, which is pretty much how the trucker got a ticket. :?


    Nope. Your house is different than your car. They can't come in unless they witness a criminal offense in progress or have a warrant.

  5. by Regina Gold Member
    Thu Oct 08, 2009 2:42 pm
    Maybe they can sort this kind of thing out with "Randomly" stopping vehicles.

  6. by avatar raydan
    Thu Oct 08, 2009 2:44 pm
    Smoking in my workplace isn't a criminal offense? :wink:

  7. by Lemmy
    Thu Oct 08, 2009 2:45 pm
    "raydan" said
    Smoking in my workplace isn't a criminal offense? :wink:


    Not yet, but I'm sure Uncle Stevie's considering it.

  8. by avatar Brenda
    Thu Oct 08, 2009 2:45 pm
    Holy smokes! 8O

  9. by avatar coaster_dot
    Thu Oct 08, 2009 2:59 pm
    Wait so can someone fill me in on this smoke free law?

    Where can you smoke even?

  10. by Anonymous
    Thu Oct 08, 2009 3:01 pm
    "coaster_dot" said
    Wait so can someone fill me in on this smoke free law?

    Where can you smoke even?


    In your coffin.

  11. by avatar Brenda
    Thu Oct 08, 2009 3:02 pm
    On the... errr... euhmmm...

    Dunno!

  12. by avatar coaster_dot
    Thu Oct 08, 2009 3:03 pm
    So really...could you get in trouble for smoking in a park or in front of a business?

  13. by avatar leewgrant
    Thu Oct 08, 2009 3:04 pm
    Truckers from across Canada were fuming Wednesday night as word spread that Ontario police fined a driver $305 for smoking in his rig, which the law considers his workplace.


    I'm sure the truckers are quite happy to consider it a workplace when it comes to the enforcement of occupational health and safety laws. In that case it works to their advantage.

  14. by Anonymous
    Thu Oct 08, 2009 3:12 pm
    "coaster_dot" said
    So really...could you get in trouble for smoking in a park or in front of a business?


    you could depending on the local by-laws.



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