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Open Letter to the Premier, Attorney General, and All Members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

October 27, 2025 No Comments

Subject: Bill 24 and the Danger of Legislating Misinformation Dear Premier Eby, Attorney General Sharma, and Members of the Legislative Assembly, My name is Maria Papaioannoy, and I am writing to you not only as a Canadian who vapes but as the founder of Rights 4 Vapers, Canada’s largest consumer movement dedicated to educating and

When Laws Go Too Far: The Vaping Cost Recovery Act and the Erosion of Fairness

October 21, 2025 No Comments

Sometimes, a law isn’t just a law. Sometimes, it’s a warning. And this is a warning. British Columbia’s new Bill, Vaping Products Damages and Health Care Recovery Act is being celebrated as a way to “make industry pay.” But when you dig deeper, you see something far more troubling: a government arming itself with extraordinary

Stop the insanity. Vaping reduces health costs; not causes them.

October 21, 2025 No Comments

British Columbia’s new Vaping Products Damages and Health Care Cost Recovery Act is being sold as a way to make vaping companies pay for health-care costs. Our first question is exactly how is vaping costing the provincial health care system? We would argue that vaping is saving the health care system millions in smoking-related costs.

Dumb Things People Say About Vaping

September 24, 2025 No Comments

I couldn’t help thinking about how the anti-vaping crowd clings to the most ridiculous stories about safer nicotine products. It’s like they’re on a never-ending mission: either you quit their way, or you keep smoking. And the myths they’ve cooked up? Absolute comedy gold. Canada has spawned some of the wildest vaping tall tales, everything from “vaping

Open Letter to the Executive Director of the Canadian Public Health Association

July 25, 2025 No Comments

Mr. Culbert: Another Nail in the Coffin of Public Health Credibility in Canada Once again, under your leadership, the Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) has reminded us why public trust in Canadian health institutions is plummeting. Your upcoming event, the 2025 Canadian Conference on Tobacco and Nicotine (CCTN25), is being pitched as a space for

The Triad of Trouble

June 4, 2025 No Comments

Well, what a week that was! Rights4Vapers was in Ottawa last week to welcome our new MPs and celebrate World Vape Day and World No Tobacco Day. Our friends from tobacco control were also there. Monday kicked off with the Triad of Trouble in Tobacco Control holding a press conference, you may have caught it,

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Open Letter to the Premier, Attorney General, and All Members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

When Laws Go Too Far: The Vaping Cost Recovery Act and the Erosion of Fairness

Stop the insanity. Vaping reduces health costs; not causes them.

Dumb Things People Say About Vaping

Open Letter to the Executive Director of the Canadian Public Health Association

The Triad of Trouble

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