Oct 17, 20184 min readQuebec Should Embrace Cannabis To Promote The EconomyThe CAQ’s anti-pot stance is sure to hurt consumers and citizens in Quebec. The new Quebec premier Francois Legault of the Coalition Avenir Quebec says he wants to put more money in the pockets of …Huffington Post
Mar 28, 20185 min readEyesore Marijuana Packaging Isn't Healthy For Canadians Or CompetitionRecently proposed restrictions on branding and logos, as well as exhaustive warning requirements, won’t benefit legal cannabis users. By Yaël Ossowski Deputy director at Consumer Choice Center. Last …Huffington Post
Dec 4, 20175 min readCanada Can Lead The Way On Pot, Vapes and Plain PacksThe world is paying attention to Canada right now. Two very important pieces of legislation on consumer products are being debated, which could provide many lessons for the world. House Bill C-45, the …Huffington Post
Oct 27, 20174 min readTrudeau Should See NAFTA Renegotiation As His Biggest PriorityBy Yaël Ossowski | Huffington Post Trump needs to be shown that protectionism south of the border hurts American and Canadian consumers as much as it helps hand-picked American producers. At this …Huffington Post
Sep 26, 20174 min readConsumers Lose No Matter Who Wins The U.S.-Canada Jet Subsidy WarPutting into action the protectionist rhetoric of U.S. President Donald Trump, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced on Tuesday a tariff of more than 200 per cent on Bombardier’s C-Series regional …Huffington Post
Sep 9, 20176 min readBitcoin Has Become About The Payday, Not Its PotentialCryptocurrencies aren’t a store-of-value nor safe haven for anyone’s assets. They’re experiments. In the beginning, Bitcoin was something of a revolution to me. The digital currency …Huffington Post·Bitcoin
Apr 25, 20175 min readWHO Elections: Will The Promise Of A Healthier Future Be Forgotten?Many countries, such as Canada, are focused on implementing the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and universalizing coverage. Others, pushed by the WHO, are leading anti-tobacco …Huffington Post
Apr 3, 20173 min readWhy Fewer Canadians Are Using TobaccoDespite the millions in proposed new spending for getting Canadians unhooked off tobacco, fewer Canadians are lighting up. Just 17.7 percent of Canadians smoked daily or occasionally in 2015, …Huffington Post
Jan 6, 20176 min readClash Of The Sinclairs: A Story Of American Socialism And FascismThe grand plans of socialism are doomed once put into practice, several characters surmise, even before the rise of Windrip. But fascism can somehow use that existing path and exploit it for its own. …Huffington Post
Dec 16, 20164 min readVaping May Win The Fight Against Underage SmokingIn countries such as Canada, France, the United Kingdom, and South Africa, measures aimed at reducing smoking and tobacco use are on the primary docket. Chief in each government’s arsenal is a …Huffington Post
Dec 5, 20163 min readThe Failed Promise Of Transparency In The Age Of TrudeauAs citizens of a democracy, it is imperative that our governmental institutions remain open and free to the public. That’s essential for every Canadian, and it continues to be. In 2015, Justin Trudeau …Huffington Post
Nov 16, 20163 min readTrump Has Given Canada's Oil Industry A Fighting ChanceConsumed by news from south of the border, Canadians have been fixated on the ascendency of a Trump presidency. But it could spell much more benefit for Canadians than they’re willing to admit. True, …Huffington Post
Nov 14, 20163 min readAnti-Transparency On Display At COP7 Global Anti-Tobacco ConferenceA Students For Liberty activist carries a protest sign at the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control 7th Annual Conference of the Parties in New Delhi, India. DELHI …Huffington Post
Nov 10, 20165 min readYou Are Not Your Political PartyWhile the burn of politics and sport may continue to persist, let every individual know that they remain free to create society as they know best. And to achieve that with their own passions for the …Huffington Post
Oct 27, 20165 min readTechnological Literacy Is DoomedWe’re more likely to accept the dogma of Google, Apple, or Microsoft in order to satisfy our daily desire to be connected and loved by the bits, ones, and zeros. Who would have thought that the …Huffington Post·Bitcoin
Oct 18, 20166 min read'Iron Kingdom' Reminds Me Why I'm Proud Of My Prussian RootsWhen I was a young boy, I remember my grandfather telling me stories of the great emperors and statesmen of the Prussian Empire. He had moved to Canada after the war, but his glorification of Prussia …Huffington Post
Aug 11, 20164 min readUN Anti-Tobacco Meeting Seeks to Ban High-Ranking Government OfficialsBy Yaël Ossowski | Huffington Post In just over three months’ time, the world’s global health establishment will descend upon New Delhi to consider new tobacco taxes and regulations that will impact …Huffington Post
May 31, 20163 min readCanada Libertarians Say No to Nanny State on World No Tobacco DayPrompted by World Tobacco Day, members of the international grassroots activist group Students For Liberty took to Parliament Hill on Tuesday to hand out their “No Nanny” plain-packaged chocolate bars …Huffington Post
May 27, 20164 min readS'attaquer enfin aux racines de la tuberculoseEn étendant leur action à la prévention de la tuberculose, les responsables de la santé publique peuvent faire baisser le nombre d’infections, permettre aux gens de prendre leur santé en main, …Huffington Post
May 24, 20164 min readTobacco Monitoring First Step To Increased Sin Industry ScrutinyThe World Health Organization is pulling out all the stops in its effort to turn public opinion against the tobacco industry. Its campaign will launch “monitoring centres” in cities across …Uncategorized