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
Last week, Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Mental Health and Addiction, and Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health, released a joint statement at the conclusion of National Non-Smoking Week. It was disappointing to see, yet again, the perspective of the Canadian vapers notably absent from the statement despite multiple public health studies which show that vapour products
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This week is National Non-Smoking Week. It is purported to be a week for educating on smoking-related health issues, for urging Canadians to quit smoking, and for discouraging Canadians from starting. No one could disagree with any of these noble goals. However, there is an important voice missing from the discussion – the voice of
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Vapoter, ce n’est pas fumer. Et cela constitue un moyen éprouvé pour arrêter de fumer Toronto, le 17 janvier 2022 – Les vapoteurs de partout au Canada veulent prendre leur place dans le cadre de la Semaine nationale sans fumée. Sous le thème #SmokeFreeWithVaping, les vapoteurs veulent faire entendre leur voix afin d’exiger que les
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Vaping is not smoking and is a proven way for smokers to quit Toronto, Ontario – January 17, 2021 – The vapers of Canada are claiming their spot in National Non-Smoking Week. Under the theme of #SmokeFreeWithVaping, vapers are speaking out to demand that governments acknowledge that vaping is less harmful than smoking and can
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TORONTO, Jan. 10, 2022 /CNW/ – A new year means change and new ways of doing things. Rights4Vapers has compiled a list of five resolutions for Health Canada in 2022. 1. Scrap the proposed ban on flavoured vapour products. Flavours matter to vapers. Flavours help smokers migrate from traditional cigarettes to vapour products. Smokers and vapers do
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It was historic. It was hotly anticipated. It was the must-see event of the fall! Our first (and hopefully not the last) webinar with Health Canada drew over 150 viewers. Health Canada took us through the regulatory process and answered some of our pre-submitted questions. We appreciate the openness and trust that Health Canada put
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OP-ED COP9 AND VAPERS BY: MARIA PAPAIOANNOY, RIGHTS4VAPERS NOVEMBER 9, 2021 This week marks the start of the Ninth Session of the Conference of the Parties to the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control – or COP9. It’s a mouthful and most people have no idea that it is happening. However, Canadian vapers
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