Health committee  Absolutely. I know that when you're sitting here and creating this framework for regulation, there are things in the manufacturing process that you probably aren't aware of. There are things in the production of the liquid solution that you probably aren't aware of. I do think those are questions that need to be addressed.

Health committee  I'll let Mr. Mohamedali answer that question. I think he'll probably have more insight for you.

Health committee  In your son's case, the USB charger might be the way to go.

Health committee  Absolutely. If you look at young individuals, minors.... I'm a father myself. If you were to ask me whether I would want my child at the age of 18 to try a traditional cigarette or an electronic cigarette, I would 100% choose an electronic cigarette. I believe that it's that much safer.

Health committee  Well, I think that goes to us submitting a CTA to Health Canada. I do believe that studies need to be done, and I think they should be done within the Canadian system. A lot of governments are acting towards this in different ways. If you look at how the United States has proceeded towards electronic cigarettes, you see that it's vastly different from the U.K. or even from Australia.

Health committee  My personal view on it is that I wouldn't want people using aerosolized nicotine products in a vehicle with their kids until further data shows explicitly that the nicotine isn't going to affect their children, so I would say that it should be limited. Again, I think it is vastly different than a traditional cigarette.

Health committee  Well, I think the studies quite clearly show that an electronic cigarette.... Now, you're talking about two different products: an electronic cigarette and a tank system are two different things, but they both produce vapour. I think all the studies show that they are vastly superior to traditional cigarettes as far as harm reduction goes.

Health committee  When it comes to e-liquid manufacturing, I think there should be some standardization in the process, as well as in where the chemicals are coming from that are being placed into the liquid solution, so there are a few answers to that question. As for the amount of nicotine that should be in the product, that would depend on the absorption rate of the nicotine itself.

Health committee  I would disagree with that. I think that if you're really looking at it from a public health standpoint and you want consumers of traditional tobacco products to have access to electronic cigarettes, they need to have as much access as they have to tobacco. My feeling is that if a smoker can walk a block to get their pack of cigarettes, they should be able to have access to electronic cigarettes within that same distance.

Health committee  Over the years, I think we've found that in selling our product without nicotine in it, we've had consumers who have come back to us and said they've had some really good benefits from the product. As you know, public health has opened up its view on electronic cigarettes, with nicotine and not, in conversations with people such as Dr.

Health committee  That gives a bit of a history. Whatever you need to ask us, we....

Health committee  We thought we'd just give a brief history of our company and where we come from. I'm Dr. Rai. I'm a family physician who practises in Edmonton, Alberta, and I'm here with Mr. Mohamedali, who is the CEO of Smoke NV. I act as the medical director for the company. We have been in the industry since about 2006.