Health committee Definitely. Yes, absolutely.
October 30th, 2014Committee meeting
Margaret Bernhardt-Lowdon
Health committee They do that and there's also some concern that when people do smoke cigarettes, they'll have their cigarette on a break in a different area so they'll smoke a limited amount. But we're finding, and this is just anecdotal, that people are using their e-cigarettes continually. So
October 30th, 2014Committee meeting
Margaret Bernhardt-Lowdon
Health committee That's exactly what I would say as well. Thank you.
October 30th, 2014Committee meeting
Margaret Bernhardt-Lowdon
Health committee No, we're not aware at this point. I know there are some upcoming studies but we don't have enough statistics
October 30th, 2014Committee meeting
Margaret Bernhardt-Lowdon
Health committee And that is happening. It's happened, I can tell you, in Manitoba. They had some students using marijuana in the classroom with e-cigarettes, because there was no ban on e-cigarettes. So that's something that kids will probably try to do. I agree with you. It's the size of the
October 30th, 2014Committee meeting
Margaret Bernhardt-Lowdon
Health committee I agree as well. We know enough about the advertising that was done for cigarettes. I think of ads like the Marlboro man and Virginia Slims and all those things that were done right. I think we know what this advertising is going to do, so I wouldn't waste money on that.
October 30th, 2014Committee meeting
Margaret Bernhardt-Lowdon
Health committee I agree. I don't think I could say it much better than that. We really don't know. I think that's what makes it so complicated and so difficult, because we don't know. We need to know what's in them and they need to be regulated.
October 30th, 2014Committee meeting
Margaret Bernhardt-Lowdon
Health committee Yes, and they do.
October 30th, 2014Committee meeting
Margaret Bernhardt-Lowdon
Health committee Yes.
October 30th, 2014Committee meeting
Margaret Bernhardt-Lowdon
Health committee As you mentioned, I am the executive director of the Manitoba Lung Association, but I'm here today to represent the Canadian Lung Association. First of all, I would like to thank you for holding this hearing, because we really feel that the use of e-cigarettes is a serious healt
October 30th, 2014Committee meeting
Margaret Bernhardt-Lowdon
Health committee Prescribing, yes. We know it's happening, but it's not really being fully enforced. Many e-cigarettes are still being sold on shelves labelled as nicotine-free, and studies are showing they have nicotine in them. We think that Canadians should be able to fully understand what t
October 30th, 2014Committee meeting
Margaret Bernhardt-Lowdon
Health committee That's right.
October 30th, 2014Committee meeting
Margaret Bernhardt-Lowdon