MISSED OPPORTUNITY: QUEBEC GOVERNMENT LOSES CHANCE TO BE A PIONEER IN TOBACCO HARM REDUCTION Toronto, ON – April 20, 2023 – Right4Vapers, Canada’s largest vapers’ rights advocacy group, is profoundly disappointed that the Government of Quebec has chosen to dismiss the health of Quebecers who vape and smoke and to succumb to the pressure of […]
Recently Health Canada updated the section of their website that focused on vaping. This update is the latest progressive action by our national public health ministry. In 2018, the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act (TVPA) became law in Canada. The legislation regulates the manufacture, sale, labeling, and promotion of vaping products sold in Canada. From 2018 until recently, Public
To my local Health Unit, HKPR, and to every other public health unit in Ontario. Read More »
I am writing in response to Andrew Halayko’s and Andrew Pipes opinion piece that calls for Ontario and Manitoba to take advantage of an opportunity to raise taxes on vaping products. Professor Halayko’s piece presents outdated arguments that do not consider vaping as a powerful tool to reduce the harm caused by smoking. Kids should
QUÉBEC, le 29 nov. 2022 /CNW/ – Les Québécois qui fument demandent au gouvernement Legault de se concentrer sur les problèmes de santé qui préoccupent les Québécois et de ne pas cibler les produits de vapotage aromatisés lors de la prochaine session parlementaire. Les Québécois sont d’accord pour dire que le gouvernement Legault doit se concentrer sur
COMMUNIQUÉ POUR DIFFUSION IMMÉDIATE RIGHTS4VAPERS LANCE LE MOIS NATIONAL DE LA RÉDUCTION DES MÉFAITS LIÉS AU TABAC Le mois de mai sera consacré à la sensibilisation quant au potentiel de réduction des méfaits grâce au vapotage Ottawa (Ontario) – Le 4 mai 2022 – Chaque année, plus de 48 000 Canadiens et Canadiennes meurent de
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PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RIGHTS4VAPERS LAUNCHES NATIONAL TOBACCO HARM REDUCTION MONTH May will be dedicated to raising awareness of the harm reduction potential of vaping Ottawa (Ontario) – May 4, 2022 – Every year over 48,000 Canadians die of smoking related illnesses. If Canadian smokers understood that vaping is less harmful than smoking and
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(Ottawa, Ontario) May 3, 2022 – The media are invited to attend the launch of National Tobacco Harm Reduction month in Ottawa. Ottawa-area vapers and supporters will gather to hear MP Philip Lawrence into the record in the House of Commons the petition that over 11,000 Canadians signed to oppose the proposed ban on flavoured
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April 13, 2022 Legislative Review Secretariat Tobacco Control Directorate Controlled Substances and Cannabis Branch Health Canada Re: Legislative Review of the Parliamentary Consultation on Tobacco and Vaping Products Act (TVPA) The stated goal of Health Canada is to reduce the population prevalence of combustible tobacco use to less than 5% by 2035. This goal is
This is a letter that I (Maria Papaioannoy) wrote to Dr. Mir (View Dr. Mir’s Bio HERE) about his study: Vaping among Canadians: Patterns of use, attitudes, and knowledge . I believe that quality research needs to be done around adults and vaping. I also believe in reaching out to people who are choosing not
A RANGE OF FLAVOURS IS NECESSARY TO HELP SMOKERS QUIT SMOKING AND STAY SMOKE-FREE Toronto, Ontario – February 8, 2021 – Rights4Vapers, Canada’s leading vapers’ rights organization, is delighted to report that over 11,000 Canadians have signed a House of Commons petition that calls on the government to keep flavoured vapour products available. “Health Canada