An Englishman's home is his castle, the old saying goes in the UK.

One's right to privacy, and one's own property, is paramount.

And that may still be the case in the UK - but it may not be the case for very much longer in Canada.

New plans in Canada may see government officers bursting into the 'private' homes of smokers, to enforce the bans of smoking not just in the public places but in the freedom of our own homes. (See: The Smoking Police are Now Barging into Your Home!)

This is due to the ridiculous idea that small amounts of drifting tobacco smoke can cause major harm to passive smokers.

Increasingly, we are seeing spurious health claims being used to effect major intrusions into people's rights.

Thirdhand smoke, a claim which has been attacked by three medical proffessors as junk science, has been used to seperate children from parents and to bar smokers from waiting rooms.

It's something which can concern us all, as an attack on the rights of one group of people can easily turn into an attack on the rights of other groups of people.