(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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Thank you for giving me the opportunity to express my opinions on the TVPA and its regulations as well as its effects on Canadian society. I am a retired from the computer industry and education. I have no affiliations or connections to any industry, except as a customer of various vendors of vaping devices and
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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
INTRODUCTION In March 2022, Health Canada opened a review of the vaping-related provisions in Tobacco and Vaping Products Act. This review is mandated every three years and comes at a critical time for vaping in Canada. Since the adoption of the TVPA, vaping regulations in Canada have increased while the understanding of vaping as a
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I purchased an e-cig on a whim and quit, unplanned, in 2 weeks. That was 6 and a half years ago. My dearest friend of 35 years and former partner, also smoked and wasn’t able to quit until she began having health issues. She was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer and died 2
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Guest blog from our friend Marion Burt Dear Ms Gelinas, I was quite surprised to read that you have reintroduced a rather dangerous anti-vaping bill in the House. When I met you at the Committee hearings for a similar bill in 2015, you congratulated me on being able to quit smoking by switching to vaping,
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From our friends at THRA Canada – you can connect with them at: info@thra.ca or on twitter at @thra_canadaTHRA Tobacco Harm Reduction Association of Canada Inc. Response to – Smoke-Free Ontario Amendment Act (Vaping is not for Kids), 2022 THRA Canada is a federal not for profit consumer organization, staffed entirely by consumer volunteers who
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Dear MPP France Gélinas, I listened today with interest as you read and once again tabled a bill that encroaches on the Charter rights of Ontario residents. I understand that you have reached out to different groups for a quote for your press release, however you didn’t reach out to us at Rights 4 Vapers. I
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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