Support for Proposed Vulnerable Adolescents Protection from E-cigarettes VAPE Act, 2019

Year
2019
Number
C48
Sponsor(s)
Lake Country

Whereas the 2018 BC Adolescent Health Survey states 29 of youth in the British Columbia Interior have used a vapour product in the last month; And whereas Health Canada advises that vaping is not safe and the long-term negative health effects of vaping are still unknown: Therefore be it resolved that the provincial government be urged to support tougher regulations on the sale to minors of e-cigarettes and vapour products, including the banning of the sale of products which are marketed specifically to young people.

Convention Decision
Not Admitted for Debate