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blogcutter) wrote2017-12-17 11:37 am
blogcutter) wrote2017-12-17 11:37 am
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Junk food for thought
So I see there's a bill just gone through second reading in the House of Commons that would ban all food and drink marketing aimed at kids under the age of 17.
Now, this may not be such a bad idea. But the bill started out life as a Senate private member's bill introduced by - wait for it - Conservative senator and former Olympic skier Nancy Greene Raine. Yes, the same woman who used to flog Mars bars on prime-time TV just a few short decades ago. I mean, what planet is she on, anyway?
Oh, wait a moment: Is Mars still considered to be a planet these days? Is Earth? Aarrgh!! I'm getting a chocolate migraine just thinking about it!!
Now, this may not be such a bad idea. But the bill started out life as a Senate private member's bill introduced by - wait for it - Conservative senator and former Olympic skier Nancy Greene Raine. Yes, the same woman who used to flog Mars bars on prime-time TV just a few short decades ago. I mean, what planet is she on, anyway?
Oh, wait a moment: Is Mars still considered to be a planet these days? Is Earth? Aarrgh!! I'm getting a chocolate migraine just thinking about it!!