Our writing, and where to read more.
Short pieces from our coalition, plus the primary sources we rely on when we write to MLAs or talk with families.
Talking back: replies to adult-access coalitions
A small set of plain-spoken replies to the three Alberta adult-access coalition sites currently publishing on Bill 208. Direct, no shouting, and not anonymous.
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Parents agree enforcement matters, and still want prevention
A parent reply to the 12 May 2026 enforcement-first releases from AACV and CFAA. Yes, illicit channels matter. We do not want that concern used to stall action on youth appeal, schools, online access, and Bill 208.
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The hallway problem is still the hallway problem
A parent follow-up after the May coalition responses. The schoolyard side of this file has not changed.
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Parents are not asking for slogans
A second reply to AACV, CFAA, and AB Choice. Plain about what families actually want from Bill 208.
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Adult access is not a magic answer to youth vaping
A parent reply to the framing that responsible retailers and adult autonomy already solve the youth vaping question.
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When retail campaigns skip the school hallway
The missing piece in adult-access coalition materials: the school hallway, the schoolyard, and the lived experience of families.
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Bill 208 critics are asking the wrong question
Proportionate-to-adults is a question. It is not the question the Assembly should be asking first.
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A parent reply to adult-choice coalitions
A direct reply to AACV, CFAA, and AB Choice. Not heated, not hand-waving, just plain.
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What the pro-access sites get partly right
A short, fair-minded note on where adult-access coalitions make a point worth taking seriously.
Note
From the coalition
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Why parents should support Bill 208
A short explainer for families on what Bill 208 changes and why we are backing it.
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Alberta's vaping reduction strategy, from a parent's point of view
What Alberta's strategy says, in language that maps to family life.
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An open letter to Alberta MLAs from Alberta parents
Our outreach letter to members of the Legislative Assembly on Bill 208 and related measures.
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A family conversation guide on vaping
How to talk with your child or teen about vaping without it turning into a fight.
Guide
Primary references
- Bill 208, Legislative Assembly of Alberta (PDF)
- Alberta Tobacco and Vaping Reduction Strategy
- Alberta Tobacco and Vaping Reduction Strategy (PDF)
- Alberta rules and enforcement on smoking and vaping
- Health Canada: preventing kids and teens from smoking and vaping
- Health Canada youth vaping awareness resources
- Canadian Paediatric Society: protecting children and adolescents against the risks of vaping
- WHO Q&A on tobacco and e-cigarettes
- CDC youth e-cigarette page