Canada: Youth Seek MPPs Help to ''Pull Down'' Flavoured Tobacco

Source from:  CNW Group 11/18/2014

Young advocates from the Canadian Cancer Society's Big Tobacco Lies campaign will be on hand at Queen's Park to urge politicians to reintroduce legislation to ban flavoured tobacco products in Ontario. Youth will be seeking MPPs' help in taking down the tobacco industry by attending their interactive tug of war. At the activity youth will be pitted against others who will pretend to be tobacco industry executives and flavoured tobacco products.

Following the activity youth advocates will meet with MPPs and drop off thousands of postcards collected from various campaign events from across the province throughout the year.

Research shows that flavoured tobacco products are appealing to young people and can encourage youth experimentation. Half of all youth smokers have used flavoured tobacco products. Flavoured tobacco is the leading issue for the youth Big Tobacco Lies campaign. Enditem