We agree with the authors of the June 8 opinion article, Alberta’s vaping legislation sits in limbo as COVID exacerbates e-cigarette dangers, in one very important area: kids should not vape. That’s where our agreement ends. The authors (a medical school professor and two medical students) deride the Government of Alberta for not putting in place […]
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PRESS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, Ontario – June 11, 2021 – Rights4Vapers, Canada’s leading vapers’ advocacy group is dismayed that Bill 17, which bans the sale of all flavoured vapour products in New Brunswick, has passed the third reading. “The Government of New Brunswick has just condemned smokers and vapers in the province to illness
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This blog is written in response to Collishaw’s op-ed in the Ottawa Citizen, you can read that piece here. Dear Mr. Collishaw, I will begin with common ground. We both apparently want the same thing: to most effectively reduce tobacco-related illness in our country and around the world. This is where the similarities end. I
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PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW BRUNSWICK LUNG ASSOCIATION CONTINUESTO ATTACK VAPOUR PRODUCTS WITH MISINFORMATION Toronto, Ontario – May 20, 2021 – Vapour products are not combustible. They do not produce smoke. And, nothing is added to make the liquid combustible. These are the facts. If the New Brunswick Lung Association is truly concerned with
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With two simple words, New Brunswick Minister of Health Dorothy Shephard demonstrated a profound lack of empathy and of interest in the health and wellbeing of the smokers and vapers of her province. And, was just plain mean. When asked if a ban on flavoured vapour products was in the cards, Ms. Shephard responded: “Damn
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PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THE HEART AND STROKE FOUNDATION SHOULD STOP FUNDING SCARE TACTICS; START CARING ABOUT THE HEALTH OF ALL CANADIANS May 13, 2021 – Toronto, Ontario – The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada should look to its UK counterpart when it comes to funding studies on vaping and start protecting the heart health of
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PRESS RELEASE RIGHTS4VAPERS IS DISAPPOINTED IN JUUL’S DECISION TO ABANDON ADULT VAPERS Toronto, Ontario – April 13, 2021, – Juul Labs Canada has put its bottom line and relationship with the federal government ahead of the needs of its consumers by pulling out of the Vaping Industry Trade Association of Canada (VITA) and abandoning the fight
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WHO SPEAKS FOR SMOKERS? OLDER CANADIANS USE VAPOUR PRODUCTS TO QUIT SMOKING AND ARE MORE LIKELY TO SMOKE Toronto, Ontario – March 17, 2021 – Today the Government of Canada released its 2020 Canadian Tobacco and Nicotine Survey. The results show that while the attention of regulators, politicians and the anti-nicotine activists has been on
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Health Canada Nicotine Cap Regulations Concentration of Nicotine in Vaping Products Regulations Canada Gazette Part I Volume 154 Number 51 A commentary from an Economics perspective March 01, 2021 Ian Irvine 1 1 I am a professor in the Department of Economics, Concordia University, Montreal. I am grateful to several people in writing this submission. In
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Health Canada Nicotine Cap Regulations R4V Consumer Submission: David Sweanor. Comments on Concentration of Nicotine in Vaping Products Regulation (Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 154, Number 51, published Dec. 19, 2020) March 2, 2011 Submitted by David Sweanor David is a lawyer and public health advocate who has worked on policies on tobacco and health since
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