Health Canada is "missing in action" on the regulation of e-cigarette flavours in Canada as youth vaping rates rise, health advocates say, and at a time when the vaping industry is expanding into highly addictive new devices that experts warn appeal directly to kids.
Canada and Alberta have passed new laws and increased taxes, precipitating a decline in national smoking rates. But a new battle over the country's vaping laws continues, and is supported by some familiar players.