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The OCSH submitted a letter to Ontario's Ministry of Housing in support of adding a no-smoking clause to the proposed Standard Lease Template. Read more about the government's plans for a Standard Lease Template. The public consultation closes on October 13, 2017.
The Ottawa Citizen published the OCSH's letter to the editor in support of expanding the City of Ottawa's smoke-free outdoor bylaw to the Sparks Street Mall.
Health Canada is seeking comments from the public regarding the packaging and labelling of vaping products, advertising restrictions, and authorizing statements of relative health risk of vaping products. The deadline to submit comments is October 27, 2017.
Read the legal decision, issued on August 30, 2017, dismissing a motion from a restaurant in Ottawa to obtain an injunction against the enforcement of Ottawa's waterpipe bylaw.
Read the OCSH's letter to the Ontario Cannabis Public Consultation in support of new provincial legislation to protect the public, workers and residents from second-hand marijuana smoke inside and outside public places, workplaces and multi-unit housing.
The OCSH submitted a letter to the NAFTA Consultations, urging the federal government to exclude tobacco products from the investment chapter of NAFTA.
The Province of Ontario is holding a public consultation until July 31, 2017 regarding the regulation of cannabis. The government is seeking public input on public places where cannabis cannot be used and restricting cannabis use in multi-unit housing. Read the consultation paper: Cannabis Legalization in Ontario.
Read the OCSH's deputation to the Ottawa Board of Health on June 19, 2017, requesting that the City of Ottawa update the smoke-free indoor and outdoor bylaws for public places and workplaces to prohibit the use of other weeds and substances, including marijuana, electronic cigarettes, and heat-not-burn products.
Read the OCSH's news release for World No Tobacco Day on May 31, 2017, urging the City of Ottawa to expand and harmonize the definition of “smoking” in the smoke-free indoor and outdoor bylaws to prohibit the use of any weeds, herbal products or other substances that can be lit, smoked, burned, heated, or vapourized, including marijuana, electronic cigarettes, and the new heat-not burn products created by the tobacco industry.
Read the OCSH's letter to the Ontario Minister of Housing in support of updating Ontario's Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 to allow landlords to enforce 100% smoke-free policies in multi-unit housing.
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