Incisive coverage of the issues important to vaping. Plus critical debate over the issues and impacts of regulation in both Canada and the U.S.
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May 24, 2024
May 24, 2024
54 min
U.S. President Joe Biden recently awarded the Medal of Freedom to Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire media mogul, politician, and philanthropist who’s arguably the most influential anti-vaping advocate in the world. Bloomberg has committed hundreds of millions of dollars to anti-vaping initiatives, fueling widespread misconceptions about vaping and influencing public health policies both in the United States and globally.
Joining us today to explore Bloomberg’s significant impact on the World Health Organization and US vaping policy is Marc Gunther, a seasoned journalist with nearly five decades of experience in covering politics, government, media, and business. Gunther is renowned for his investigative prowess, notably in the influential series “The Great Vape Debate.”
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Released: May 25, 2024
Produced by Brent Stafford
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May 9, 2024
May 9, 2024
21 min
As the Federal Liberal Government marches inexorably toward a ban on flavors in nicotine vaping products, pushback is growing, and questions about a potential conflict of interest involving Health Minister Mark Holland are being raised.
Joining us today to talk though the nationwide consumer effort to stop the flavour ban is vaping activist Maria Papaioannoy-Duic, founder of Rights 4 Vapers. Hear how you can help defend flavours and learn why Maria thinks Minister Holland is backing the ban.
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Released: May 9, 2024
Produced by Brent Stafford
This episode is part of our “Last Stand” coverage
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May 2, 2024
May 2, 2024
55 min
As the longest-serving director of the CDC's Office on Smoking and Health and founding Dean of Georgia State University’s School of Public Health, Dr. Michael P. Eriksen is a veteran tobacco control warrior and national leader in the fight to end smoking-related disease and death.
In this episode of RegWatch, we ask Dr. Eriksen about the crucial years when big tobacco was exposed for deceiving the public, tobacco control’s reaction to the explosive popularity of e-cigarettes, the FDA’s current regulation of the U.S. vaping market, and what he thinks about public health’s war on vaping.
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Released: May 2, 2024
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Apr 21, 2024
Apr 21, 2024
58 min
Does the regulator responsible for overseeing tobacco products in the U.S. believe in the practice of tobacco harm reduction? According to FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, the answer is a resounding no. Appearing before the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform, Califf repeatedly dismissed THR as an “industry term” and refused to answer questions on the topic.
Joining us today to discuss the ramifications of the commissioner’s testimony is Tony Abboud, executive director of the Vapor Technology Association. We review informed questioning by U.S. House Reps and take a deep dive into problematic responses by the commissioner.
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Released: April 21, 2024
Produced by Brent Stafford
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Apr 11, 2024
Apr 11, 2024
46 min
After enduring ten years of frozen fees and grappling with mountains of bureaucratic red tape, Ontario healthcare providers delivering essential rehabilitative care to auto accident victims are finally breathing a sigh of relief. In the 2024 provincial budget, the Doug Ford Progressive Conservative government implemented long-called-for changes to the auto insurance system, aimed at improving patient care by supporting the province's 20,000 physiotherapists, chiropractors, and massage therapists.
Joining us today to discuss the changes are registered physiotherapist Anthony Grande, owner of Focus Physiotherapy, and Dr. Scott Wilson, a Doctor of Chiropractic and the founder and chairman of Physiomed.
Did the Ford government deliver a healthy win?
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Released: April 11, 2024
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Mar 28, 2024
Mar 28, 2024
39 min
Canadian Federal Health Minister Mark Holland is launching a crusade against safer nicotine products, driven by the uncompromising stance of non-profit health groups vehemently opposed to any form of nicotine consumption.
In the minister’s crosshairs, are flavoured nicotine products such as vapes and pouches.
Joining us today to talk through the impacts of a nationwide ban on flavours is Sam Tam, president of the Canadian Vaping Association. Hear how Holland’s flavour ban would threaten the health of over 1.3 million vapers, unravel Canada’s tobacco strategy, and destroy the legal billion-dollar vaping industry.
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Released: March 28, 2024
Produced by Brent Stafford
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Mar 15, 2024
Mar 15, 2024
1 hr 2 min
In the rush to implement a nationwide flavour ban, Health Canada provided just one opportunity to hear from those most affected: consumers of nicotine vaping products. The chance arose during a concise 45-minute webinar held today on Zoom, featuring a fervent presentation by consumer vaping advocate and Rights 4 Vapers founder, Maria Papaioannoy-Duic.
Today on RegWatch (Live), Maria and consumer vaping advocates Marion Burt and Dave Ball reviewed key moments from the presentation and addressed concerns surrounding the impending flavour ban.
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Live Streamed: March 15, 2024
Produced by Brent Stafford
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Mar 14, 2024
Mar 14, 2024
44 min
Michael Bloomberg is the big bad wolf of the U.S. vaping industry. Over the past two decades, he's spent nearly one billion dollars on tobacco control initiatives, funneling hundreds of millions towards misinformation and outright lies about vaping. How could the U.S. vaping industry ever hope to fight back?
Today, we're joined by Jim McCarthy, president of Counterpoint Strategies, a Washington D.C.-based public relations and crisis management firm. Counterpoint Strategies serves as the agency of record for American Vapor Manufacturers (AVM), specializing in hard-hitting, principled pushback against issue activists and the press.
Where do Bloomberg's millions go?
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Released: March 14, 2024
Produced by Brent Stafford
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Mar 12, 2024
Mar 12, 2024
18 min
If the goal is to deny people their rights and to put lives in danger, then flavour bans would be a brilliant strategy. That’s the learned opinion of David Sweanor, a renowned tobacco control policy expert and adjunct professor in the faculty of law at the University of Ottawa.
With a growing number of jurisdictions implementing bans on flavours in nicotine vapour products, Health Canada is joining the fray by reviving its 2021 proposed flavour restrictions and moving quickly to implement a nationwide ban.
In this episode of RegWatch, learn about Canada’s unaccountable and evangelical health non-profits applying pressure on behalf of the ban.
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Released: March 12, 2024
Produced by Brent Stafford
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Mar 7, 2024
Mar 7, 2024
48 min
In the war on vaping, it's a brutally effective attack that's unique to the U.S. marketplace. Known as PMTA registry or directory bills, its new legislation or amendments to existing state law that require manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of nicotine vaping products to attest under penalty of perjury that the products are either authorized for sale by the FDA or are still undergoing the agency's arduous pre-market tobacco application process.
The problem is that the FDA has approved only 23 products out of the 5 million submitted for approval. And all of these products are owned by big tobacco and are only available in tobacco flavors.
Joining us today to discuss the impact of these efforts to take out vaping are vape shop owners Danny Gillis and Chris Lautz, president and vice president of the venerable Tennessee Smoke Free Association.
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Live Streamed: March 7, 2024
Produced by Brent Stafford
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