Big Tobacco wants to weaken bill c-32
Action Alert from Canadian Cancer Society:
The Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology is meeting tomorrow, Wed. Sept. 30, at 4:00pm. This is the final scheduled meeting where witnesses are to be heard. It is possible that immediately following the witnesses tomorrow, the Committee will give clause by clause consideration to the bill. It is at this point that any amendments will be considered. The Committee could approve the bill without amendments, which is what health organizations are recommending.
The tobacco industry has increased its lobbying campaign, and we need to respond.
Please take a moment to email all Senators on the Committee to ask them to oppose any amendments to weaken the bill, including the name of your organization in your email. Please ask your networks to do the same. Here is an email list of Senators on the Committee that you could cut and paste into your email:
callbc@sen.parl.gc.ca; cookj@sen.parl.gc.ca; cordyj@sen.parl.gc.ca; dyckli@sen.parl.gc.ca; egglea@sen.parl.gc.ca; fairbj@sen.parl.gc.ca; keonw@sen.parl.gc.ca; pepinl@sen.parl.gc.ca; martiny@sen.parl.gc.ca; eatonn@sen.parl.gc.ca; kfl@sen.parl.gc.ca; stratt@sen.parl.gc.ca; ogilvk@sen.parl.gc.ca;
Here is a sample email (but it is best if you say things in your own words, or add a short personal/organizational perspective):
Dear Honourable Senators:
I am writing to urge you to support Bill C-32 without any amendments. Please oppose the amendment supported by the tobacco industry that would allow flavours in cigarettes. This would weaken the bill.
Yours truly,
