12/18/2021
Petition to the House of Commons
Whereas:
• Scientific studies have found va**ng products are up to 95% less harmful than smoking ci******es;
• More than one million adult Canadians have made the choice to switch from smoking to va**ng;
• Smokers trying to switch from ci******es are seeking to disassociate va**ng with the taste of smoking and prefer a range of va**ng product flavours beyond to***co;
• Health Canada is considering regulations to ban va**ng product flavours beyond to***co, which would make the transition away from smoking much harder;
• Tens of thousands of va**rs have written to Health Canada to object to this proposal, but Health Canada has ignored them;
• Public consultations have a duty to accept the submissions made by the public; and
• The House of Commons should be deciding on policies that impact the lives of millions of Canadians – not unelected officials.
We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to protect the rights and health of adult Canadian va**rs by ensuring that a reasonable range of flavoured va**ng products remains available to help them quit smoking and adopt a safer alternative, and that the House urge Health Canada to consider the views of the tens of thousands of Canadian va**rs who have made submissions on this issue.
Petition link: https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-3716&fbclid=IwAR2l7z_9SFNdDYkHYGO1YlnSCtMACr8LzHmXGHRvF4PcX97ku37U2AxBFI
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