Health Canada’s fight against youth vaping heats up
Research into e-cigarettes, though not extensive, is already ringing alarm bells. As a result, Health Canada is about to step up its public information efforts.
Tag: smoking
Safety of vaping remains highly questionable
By Holly Juurlink, Spoke News Within the last two years, “vaping” has become very popular among youth, adults and seniors. The main question on the minds of many, given the results of different studies, is whether vaping is safe. These cigarette lookalikes basically consist of a cartridge, a battery, and an LED light. When turned on, the e-cig (vape) heats up the liquid that is housed in the cartridge; this produces … Continued
Ontario’s patio smoking bylaw stinks
BY MIKE STROMME Did the Smoke-Free Ontario Act go too far, banning smoking from bar patios? Vice.com’s Manisha Krishnan’s Sept. 24 article titled, The Veteran Fighting B.C.’s Anti-Smoking ‘Fascists’ in Supreme Court Is a Hero, centres around a Canadian veteran’s fight against his condo board’s ban on smoking in his Langley, B.C. condo. It got me thinking about the most recent Ontario anti-smoking bylaws. I’m not talking about changes to the … Continued
Smokers running low on places to light up
By CARSON DESHEVY-RENOUF Conflict tends to arise when people talk about where it is OK to smoke in public. New legislation is passed regularly, giving smokers fewer and fewer places to light up. This is the case at Conestoga College as well. The Smoke Free Environment Policy that was introduced at the college in August 2011 states that “smoking is not permitted in any Conestoga-owned building or in rented … Continued
Tobacco tax gets fiery response
BY TYLER BATTEN Smoking legal tobacco just got a whole lot pricier. Light-headed and disoriented, smokers stumbled out of convenience stores across the country Feb. 12 with a whole new problem. An excise tax increase of 24 per cent on all tobacco products in Canada came bundled in this year’s federal budget. “Taxing tobacco products at a sustainable level is an important element of the government’s health strategy to discourage … Continued
The danger of e-cigs
BY HAILEY MERKT A thick cloud of water vapour escaped from his chapped lips, rolling into the still air. “It’s totally safe,” he said to his curious friend. He brought it back to his winter-worn lips, took a long hard drag, paused, and slowly exhaled a ghostly fog. “Try it,” he insisted, passing it over. The friend smiled, took the e-cigarette between her two standard-smoker fingers and began to inhale. … Continued
