Originally published on CNW : Read Original Article Here Ottawa, Ontario – May 30, 2025 – 2025 marks the 20th anniversary of the first vapour products in North America. Rights4Vapers wishes to celebrate the lives saved thanks to these safer nicotine products as well as acknowledge that there is still much work to do to
(Ottawa, Ontario) May 26, 2025 – Rights4Vapers, Canada’s largest advocacy movement for vapers’ rights and safer nicotine alternatives, will be holding a press conference to welcome the new Minister of Health and call on the federal government to introduce a Safer Nicotine Act that properly regulates reduced harm alternatives to smoking. DATE: May 29, 2025
Want to learn about safer nicotine products?Want to debate us about safer nicotine products?Want to just meet us. Join us on May 28th. We will be in front of Parliament on the corner of Metcalfe and Wellington in Ottawa ready to have conversations with everyone. Mark your calendars would love to see everyone! Link to
In early April, we received a “Third Party Consult” request from Health Canada. You can read the request below for yourself: “Health Canada has received a request under the Access to Information Act (the Act) that has produced records which originated from and/or may be of interest to your organization, Rights 4 Vapers. The request
Dear Minister Michel, Congratulations on your appointment as Canada’s Minister of Health! I’m sure that during the campaign, you had the opportunity to meet many incredible people. I feel truly fortunate to have met you by chance outside your campaign office. In our brief conversation, we spoke about the stigma surrounding smoking and nicotine use,
Dear Council, My name is Maria Papaioannoy, and I am with Rights 4 Vapers—Canada’s largest consumer movement advocating for safer nicotine products. I offer this as my written submission in response to “Item 9.3 of the General Issues Committee Minutes” I appreciate the passion young people have shown around vaping. Let me be clear: we
Royal College of Physicians (RCP) – E-Cigarettes and Harm Reduction: An Evidence Review (2024)
The RCP, a leading UK medical body, concluded that e-cigarettes are significantly less harmful than smoking and can serve as effective tools for smoking cessation.
Cochrane – Cochrane Systematic Review (2022)
This review finds high certainty evidence that nicotine e-cigarettes are more effective than traditional nicotine-replacement therapy (NRT) in helping people quit smoking
Tobacco & Nicotine Research – Smoking Cessation Trends (2024)
A study published in this journal found that e-cigarette users had higher smoking cessation rates compared to non-users over several years, suggesting that vaping may aid in quitting smoking.
King’s College London – Comprehensive Review (2022)
This extensive review, commissioned by the UK Department of Health, concluded that vaping poses a small fraction of the health risks associated with smoking. It found that switching to e-cigarettes significantly reduces exposure to toxicants linked to cancer, lung disease, and cardiovascular conditions.
American Heart Association – Vaping Versus Smoking: Are Electronic-Cigarettes the Savior? (2024)
This article indicates that e-cigarette aerosols may be less harmful to the vascular endothelium than conventional tobacco smoke.
Download – Read the ATHRA (Australian Tobacco Harm Reduction Association) report on vaping and COVID-19
Audio – Interview AM800 | Rights 4 Vapers | The Dan Macdonald Show | March 2nd 2021
Download – UK experts defend safety in face of US lung injury cases
Download – UK Vaping Association’s statement on the US vaping-related illnesses
Link – Vapeology.eu
Download – Guide for new vapers
Link – VITA OF CANADA
Link – UK Vaping Industry Association
Link – American Vaping Association
Download – Institute of Cardiology brochure
