Where will it end?

"Health conscious standards proposed for new vendors in Vancouver." So here we go: as it is the Municipal Government of Vancouver has decided that it is not healthy to purchase or consume fish and chips or hot dogs from street vendors without a serving of fruit or vegetables. I find this to be rather pompous given the fact that strict guidelines have not been implemented to ensure that the homeless are adhering to their Master Plan. Moreover, what about the families who opt to buy a box of kraft dinner to feed their children rather than a bag of apples because it is all they can afford. Despite the issue of affordability life is about choices and the way it seems to be is that choice is being taken away from us in the name of consciousness. Who gave these elected officials the right to dictate and mandate what is best? This is not why they were elected? WE are NOT electing politicians to dictate what we should ingest? The decision to dictate, monitor and create policy is something for us, the citizens of this country to decide. How is it that a dozen individuals determine our fate? Andrea Remier sees nothing wrong with the city acting as "Big Mother"!
DEMOCRACY IS PARTICIPATION AND REPRESENTATION. IF THIS IS WHAT THE PEOPLE WANT THEN LET THEM DECIDE!
I live in Burnaby and quite frankly Andrea I have an issue with the city acting as Big Mother. When you take on the role of mother you are opening yourself up to issues of accountability. Is that what you want because currently we are NOT equipped with the tools necessary to heal the world all we can do is look after ourselves in the best way we can; we provide care and nurturing to the best of our ability to our children and our family. In a perfect world hopefully we will be able to help others along the way but with legislation dictating to small businesses what they can or cannot sell is unconstitutional we fought for democracy and every time I turn around there is another rule that must be adhered which is apparently a rule to better my life. We don't need your guidance. Stick to issues that matters; try to resolve the issues that have plagued society from the beginning; try to unravel the mystery surrounding human nature and behaviour; cure the world of poverty and I am certain that you will be awarded the Pulitizer Prize. Do the job you are paid to do but leave individuals alone to make decisions in their lives because you see it is their life not yours: leave us alone. We don't need your high-principled dictatorship we are all capable of deciding for ourselves. Who are you to decide what is best. We all know that too much of anything isn't good for us but here is a little surprise for you: we are all going to die, guaranteed, but along the way we hope to find joy in the little things and sometimes their is immense joy in enjoying a hot dog or fish and chips but that does not imply that we don't eat fruit and vegetables at other times during the day. Even if all we ever do is consume what you deem to be unhealthy what is it to you? Does it matter to you if my arteries thicken with plague because when they do I have paid over $500,000 in the last decade in taxes which I believe should cover a visit to the doctor. Leave us alone. Look after yourself and your family by investing time in them; be kind to yourself and to others in interim remember to get off your high horse and realize that we are all capable of making choices we don't need you to advice us; I have a mother as do my children.