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AUMA Resolution - Advertisement & Promotion of Vaping Products
Presented by: Trevor Duley, Manager of Government Relations, Office of the Chief Administrative Officer
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
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1. That Council endorse the resolution entitled, “Advertisement and Promotion of Vaping Products to Youth” provided as an attachment to the April 23, 2019 agenda report entitled AUMA Resolution - Advertisement and Promotion of Vaping Products and refer it to the 2019 Alberta Urban Municipalities Association Convention for consideration.
2. That Council appoint Councillor Hansen as the Resolution Champion for the “Advertisement and Promotion of Vaping Products” for the 2019 Alberta Urban Municipalities Association Convention.
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PURPOSE OF REPORT
Further to Council’s direction at the April 1, 2019 Council Meeting regarding the advertisement and promotion of vaping products, City Administration has prepared a resolution for Council’s review and approval for submission to the 2019 Alberta Urban Municipalities Association (AUMA) Convention. The deadline to submit resolutions is May 31, 2019.
ALIGNMENT TO PRIORITIES IN COUNCIL’S STRATEGIC PLAN
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ALIGNMENT TO LEVELS OF SERVICE DELIVERY
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ALIGNMENT TO COUNCIL DIRECTION OR MANDATORY STATUTORY PROVISION
On April 1, 2019 Council passed the following motion:
(CM-19-013)
That Council authorize the Mayor to submit a letter to the Government of Canada, supporting regulations associated with the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act, to ban the advertisement and promotion of vaping products to youth; and
That Council direct Administration to draft a resolution, requesting that the Provincial Government establish regulations complementary to any federal regulations that may be enacted, to ban the advertisement and promotion of vaping products to youth for submission to the 2019 AUMA Convention.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
Vaping is the act of inhaling or exhaling an aerosol prod...
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