Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I listened to all of the witnesses with close attention. I thank them for having agreed to appear before us and for providing us with a lot of information. Whatever their position or objectives, their contribution will enlighten us and allow us to determine what the federal government can do about this issue.
Mr. Jones, I appreciated your testimony, which was based on your experience, very much. I sympathize. However, I would like to say that e-cigarettes were not designed to provide a dose of nicotine, even though they of course imitate the sensory experience of smoking. As we know, e-cigarettes include a battery, a cartridge and an aroma. In your recommendations, you say that e-cigarettes are neither tobacco, nor medication.
Do you not think that as a precaution it would be better to wait for the scientific studies to prove that these cigarettes are innocuous or provide any benefits? For the moment, we do not have the scientific data that would allow us to compare the advantages and disadvantages of e-cigarettes.