Health committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair, and committee members. I appreciate the invitation and the opportunity to present to you today. I'm going to present my notes in shorthand, because I don't want to bore you with repetition Obviously, there's a debate going on. The horse has left the barn:

Health committee  Yes.

Health committee  Yes.

Health committee  Yes, certainly. I'm going to err on the side of harm reduction and say either test or compel manufacturers to test their product as a smoking-cessation device, so that it can be regulated. If the evidence bears out that it is in fact a efficacious smoking-cessation device, it ca

Health committee  To your first question, I apologize, but my French is horrible. I do think we have sufficient research around advertising because of the links back to tobacco advertising. Tons of work has been done there. We know the effect of advertising on youth especially, but also on non-

Health committee  I don't have specific examples, but certainly the WHO report that was published back in June has some really good background material there, so it is available and we can make it available to the committee.

Health committee  It's a big part of the problem. I wish we could just narrow it down to the one thing. At the end of the day, humans being what they are, given any device, they will figure out a way to abuse it. So you have the perfect e-cigarette that is the right dose. Well then, you have someo

Health committee  Yes, no question.

Health committee  I would say there are a lot of studies in the works right now. It's not like waiting another five years. In the next two years, we're going to know much more than we know today. The fact of the matter is that they are here, and so without any regulations it is the wild wild west

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair and committee members, for the invitation to present to you today. I would like to be clear, first and foremost, that my comments and those contained in our written brief are not intended as a reflection upon any current or former employees of the Public Hea

Finance committee  At the end of the day the CPHO was and will continue to be a civil servant, so there are challenges around that. In our form of government, politicians have the final say, and ministers have the final say on decisions. So to say that a position will become more or less politicize

Finance committee  The United States is a prime example. The head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, Georgia is both the professional head and the administrative head of CDC, with appropriate bureaucratic supports to ensure that the administrative responsibilities are taken care of

Finance committee  I would say that's exactly the concern. Quite honestly, I'm less concerned about it during an emergency situation, at which point scientific advice is ignored at the peril of anyone who chooses to ignore it. It's during ordinary times that it is of greatest concern. If I can spe

Finance committee  That's my understanding, yes.

Finance committee  Unfortunately, I can't answer the question.