"canada has that much spare time to put laws on visibility of things?"

Provincial ban of cigarette packs from view

After putting bars and restaurants to the great expense of cordoning off smoking areas -- complete with their own, separate, ventilation systems -- the province then banned smoking outright in such establishments, making these alterations a complete waste of money. Now the province wants to banish cigarettes from view in stores. What's next? Making it illegal to say the word "cigarette"? Ontario's Nanny State must finally be slapped back from overstepping its bounds. Yes, smoking is terribly unhealthy and every smoker ought to quit. Obesity is also a health epidemic -- will stores also be forced by penalty of law to hide junk food from view? As the demand for personal responsibility evaporates in society, ridiculous laws such as this become more prevalent.

What is the ultimate state of being the province of Ontario wants for its citizens? A pink-lunged populace clad in padded haz-mat suits, protected from every outside influence, save the wagging finger of the Nanny State? Doesn't sound like much of an existence to me.