Province wants smoking ban for restaurants, bar patios

Ontario's health minister says she will introduce legislation next month to ban smoking on restaurant and bar patios across the province.

Earlier this week,Sudbury city council voted to move ahead with a city bylaw,if the province doesn't pass its own legislation.

On Thursday's CBC Sudbury'sMorning North radio show, Deb Matthews had this to say:

"We do think that having a province wide policy on this is best because will people will know and restaurant owners will know what the law is across the province."

Sudbury city council also voted to ban smoking on almost all municipal property.

The details of the municipal property smoking ban are expected in the fall.

Click here or on the audio link to the left to listen to the full Morning North interview with Matthews.