Policies to protect kids’ health good for future health spending, too

Banning e-cigarette flavours and restricting the marketing of unhealthy food and beverages to children are vital to making our kids healthier adults.

The federal government is in the process of banning certain fruit and candy flavours, but has not included mint/menthol, which it must do to be truly effective in preventing young Canadians from starting to vape and becoming addicted to nicotine, writes Andrew Pipe.Image courtesy of Pexels

Opinion

BY ANDREW PIPE, ANDREW PIPE, ANDREW PIPE

April 19, 2023

The short- and long-term health consequences of what people consume are dramatically different.

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