BTW if this happens im sure we can kiss most forms of childrens programming good bye unless of course, it's socially funded by the left wing.

kids don't make dietary choices....parents make the choices for the kids.....I am all for promoting healthy eating in schools and if that means banning things like pop, chocolate and chips from being sold in schools then I am for it.

fast food chains will not be run out of business so I don't think Ronald McDonald will be looking for employment anytime soon.

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Originally posted by ChemEnhanced kids don't make dietary choices....parents make the choices for the kids.....

But if my kid WANTS McDonalds, what am I supposed to do?! lol

Seriously though, they should ban the toys at McDonalds. That'll kill the real incentive for kids to want to go there.

It'd be smarter to throw $ at recreational programs and maintenance towards school facilities.

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This also happening outside Canada:-

Children in a New Zealand school have been banned from bringing cakes to share on their birthdays, due to new government healthy eating guidelines.

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Originally posted by infinity HiGH But if my kid WANTS McDonalds, what am I supposed to do?! lol Seriously though, they should ban the toys at McDonalds. That'll kill the real incentive for kids to want to go there.

Just b/c a kid wants something doesn't mean they should always get it.

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Originally posted by Swamper It'd be smarter to throw $ at recreational programs and maintenance towards school facilities.

Thank you.

Everybody is so quick to blame diets, and particularly fast food, for obesity and poor health. You can eat a lot of that garbage with few ill effects if you just get some damn exercise. But that's like, you know, hard 'nshit.

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So lemme get this straight, you're defending a corporation's RIGHT to advertise its unhealthy products to children of an age that can't make well considered decisions?

Seriously?

This isn't even a personal freedom we're talking about. It's ADVERTISING.

When were were too young to know what was good or not for us Macdonald's told us that it tasted good. Advertising to such a malleable audience becomes education, and it is not like Macdonald's is in the business of being honest with their most naive customers.

Parents and by default politicians need to act in the protection of children's interests.

The bottom line is that fast food is bad food, always. The less they are indoctrinated with the choices that Macdonald's has to offer the better.

Even though I know what your overall issue is with this I am not quite sure what your issue is with this specific offering, other than political postering and right wing bell ringing.

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Originally posted by Skipper So lemme get this straight, you're defending a corporation's RIGHT to advertise its unhealthy products to children of an age that can't make well considered decisions?

Um, yes? If you don't mind, please explain to us again where it's specified that advertising is not subject to section 2, subsections (b), (c) and (d) of the CCRF? Or is it "corporations" that are excepted?

Last time I checked, advertising is in fact a personal freedom, and corporations are entitled to the same freedoms as individuals.


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Originally posted by 7-4-7 Parents and by default politicians need to act in the protection of children's interests.

Ah, yes, just how many oppressive laws have been enacted worldwide throughout history in the name of protecting the children... so silly to assume that parents might take any responsibility in bringing them up!

You want to talk about indoctrination in schools, take a look at the curriculum, not at the friggin' food.

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Originally posted by DigiNut Um, yes? If you don't mind, please explain to us again where it's specified that advertising is not subject to section 2, subsections (b), (c) and (d) of the CCRF? Or is it "corporations" that are excepted? Last time I checked, advertising is in fact a personal freedom, and corporations are entitled to the same freedoms as individuals.

Um, I'm mostly just referring to Jay's next level whining and complaining about the regulations in this province. Did he actually run out of things to whine about that affect him personally? IS THAT POSSIBLE?

Do you think children have the ability to think about advertising critically?