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By lance on February 12, 2015 4:00 PM | 13 Comments

Barrette is Quebec's minister of health and also a medical doctor. His specialty is radiology, so he would know better than most about the value of an alternative to smoking.
"It really works," he said in an interview with the CBC. "If you speak with doctors in the field, it's what we can call a breakthrough."

The CBC interview in question.

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Don Morris | February 12, 2015 4:52 PM | Reply

Excellent article, but Barette is only a radiologist,not a respiratory specialist, one of whom can surely be bribed to spout the government's line.

The issue is taxes, as in De Gummint don't get enough taxes from E-smokes, only 12% HST.

Once they figure out the propaganda for taxing the hell out of E's, they'll suddenly change their tune, and you'll be able to buy E's at twice the price of cigarettes.

Leopoldo Galtieri | February 12, 2015 6:07 PM | Reply

WHAT'S THE POINT
Of having power if you don't abuse it?

From DemocracyRules

RD | February 12, 2015 6:29 PM | Reply

It will come to be "that which is not forbidden is compulsory".

Big Chief | February 12, 2015 7:06 PM | Reply

Government must ban e-cigarettes since they can’t be made on Indian reserves and compete with real cigarettes that are.

Steve | February 12, 2015 7:09 PM | Reply

Puppy Love! See Dog Show Up to Visit Owner at Hospital 20 Blocks Away

http://commoncts.blogspot.com/2015/02/dog-shows-up-at-hospital-where-owner-is.html

andycanuck | February 12, 2015 7:48 PM | Reply

Is there usually that much smoke with vaping as shown in the newspaper report?

Occam | February 12, 2015 7:57 PM | Reply

"Vaping" with harmless organic flavorings - is a great way to get un-hooked from gummint tobacco monopolies/taxation and cheat big pharma and the medi-whores of pointless costly treatments for lung ailments

3 big cash cows will not go down without a no holds barred propaganda scrap

Ontarislobovians please take note how premier two-moms jumped on the outlaw vaping con almost by reflex - bankrupt whores don't want to see tobacco revenues decrease

ural replied to comment from andycanuck | February 12, 2015 7:57 PM | Reply

andycanuck - it's not smoke it's vapor ... much like seeing your breath on a cold day.

And yes, there is usually that much or more. However, we could be sitting in adjacent shitters and you would never know I'm vaping.

alexis | February 12, 2015 8:31 PM | Reply

Smoke fascination http://waltherpragerandphilosophy1.blogspot.ro/2013/10/smoke.html

Mkelleym | February 12, 2015 8:31 PM | Reply

It's not like modern public health authorities' first concern is public health. The Progressive "social justice" agenda comes way ahead of that:

http://www.city-journal.org/2014/eon1021hm.html

andycanuck replied to comment from ural | February 12, 2015 10:18 PM | Reply

Thanks, ural, I thought it looked like alot so I wondered if extra "smoke" had been Photoshopped into the photo the way news services have done in the past for steam ("pollution!!!1!!") coming from e.g. nuke plants. I had the wrong impression that the vapour wasn't very visible. And I know it's not like so-called secondhand smoke.

oldwhiteguy | February 13, 2015 8:18 AM | Reply

it is time to ban every bureaucrat in Canada. no, lets expand that ban every idiot who thi9nks they have the right to tell their fellow man how they should live.

Shamrock | February 13, 2015 2:34 PM | Reply

Hmm ...

Ban vaping to keep tobacco away from kids
Legalize marijuana to keep it away from kids

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