Health committee  As I said, I've had quite a few friends who have used smokeless tobacco, especially on the football team. I was heavily involved with that in high school. Starting in grade 9 and being in grade 11 or grade 12, after only three or four years of using during their high school years

Health committee  I can't speak in stats; I don't have letters behind my name, but I can speak from personal experience. I know that a lot of my friends have used tobacco products because there are flavourings in them. In terms of cigarillos, they make them easier to smoke. They make the smoke tha

Health committee  Thank you very much, Chair. In closing, I am here on behalf of many youth, like those currently involved in the Youth Action Alliance across Ontario who put together the bus stop billboards that you guys may have seen in Ottawa. We also created the MP packages you received last

Health committee  Thank you very much. I'll try to be quick. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, distinguished members of the committee, fellow youth advocates, and committee witnesses. My name is Sam McKibbon and I live in Dryden, Ontario. I'm here to present on behalf of the Northwestern Hea