February 28, 2009

Is nothing sacred anymore - Poutine banned from Hockey Rinks

From Ottawa's National Post:
Gatineau considers poutine ban: 'Like banning rainbows and happiness'

Hull,Que., across the border from Ottawa, used to be the party town where late-night drinkers went for extra beers, but these days it’s no longer known as Hull - it’s called Gatineau - and the place is quickly joining Ottawa as the town fun forgot. The city is considering banning poutine from hockey rinks. Fatty food, like poutine and regular fries would be dropped if the plan goes ahead, as would chips and chocolate bars and sugary drinks.

Gatineau hospitals have announced similar plans. There have been no complaints about hospitals introducing healthy cafeterias but the prospect of poutine being phased out of arenas has caused a minor uproar.

Even bloggers who don’t live in the city are upset. One person wrote online: “I understand a ban on smoking, but poutine? That’s like banning rainbows and happiness.” Another pointed out that nobody would consider banning alcohol in Quebec, surely. So why mess with the national food?

News has also reached America. One blogger wrote: “What really needs to happen is the rise of poutine here in the states. There aren’t enough people who have tried this amazing wonder of artery-clogging junk food wonder yet.” Last week, the Ottawa Citizen’s Kelly Egan, wrote in his column how Gatineau officials have managed to turn the “home of the all-nighters, casinos, strip clubs, corner-store beer, mandatory smoking ... into a place more boring than Nepean.”
It is funny how micromanagement is such a fscking joke in business circles but such an accepted tradition in political ones... Posted by DaveH at February 28, 2009 11:43 AM | TrackBack
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