Bill S-228 Archives - Stop Marketing to Kids Coalition https://stopmarketingtokids.ca/tag/bill-s-228/ Coalition Arrêtons La Pub Destinée Aux Enfants Mon, 02 Sep 2024 06:07:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://stopmarketingtokids.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/cropped-HS_KidMarketing_RedMindMap-32x32.jpg Bill S-228 Archives - Stop Marketing to Kids Coalition https://stopmarketingtokids.ca/tag/bill-s-228/ 32 32 Help our post-pandemic health by ending food marketing to children https://stopmarketingtokids.ca/help-our-post-pandemic-health-by-ending-food-marketing-to-children/ Mon, 19 Jul 2021 12:25:35 +0000 https://stopmarketingtokids.ca/?p=8495 The Toronto Star An op-ed from Chantal Peticlerc and other coalition members highlights the importance of restricting food marketing aimed at children, especially in a post-pandemic context. Read more

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An op-ed from Chantal Peticlerc and other coalition members highlights the importance of restricting food marketing aimed at children, especially in a post-pandemic context. Read more

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]]> It costs Canada $9B to treat obesity, while barely any money is put into preventative care https://stopmarketingtokids.ca/it-costs-canada-9b-to-treat-obesity-while-barely-any-money-is-put-into-preventative-care/ Fri, 08 Nov 2019 17:58:40 +0000 https://stopmarketingtokids.ca/?p=7844 The National Post In Canada obesity-related health care costs are as high as $7 billion and are projected to increase to nearly $9 billion by 2021. But experts say many of these costs are a result of the health care system’s failure to properly treat obesity. Rather than taking a proactive approach, the system is […]

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In Canada obesity-related health care costs are as high as $7 billion and are projected to increase to nearly $9 billion by 2021. But experts say many of these costs are a result of the health care system’s failure to properly treat obesity. Rather than taking a proactive approach, the system is instead set up to treat conditions that develop as a result of the disease which results in more money being spent in the long-run. Read the article here

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]]> How sugar dies in Canada — and umami thrives everywhere else https://stopmarketingtokids.ca/how-sugar-dies-in-canada-and-umami-thrives-everywhere-else/ Tue, 15 Oct 2019 15:57:38 +0000 https://stopmarketingtokids.ca/?p=7767 CBC Overview on restrictions on marketing to children and the rise and fall of Bill S-228 due to extensive industry lobbying and procedural play. Listen to CBC’s Cost of Living Episode 6 here.  

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Overview on restrictions on marketing to children and the rise and fall of Bill S-228 due to extensive industry lobbying and procedural play. Listen to CBC’s Cost of Living Episode 6 here.

 

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]]> Junk food and kids: Canadian paediatricians want marketing bill passed https://stopmarketingtokids.ca/junk-food-and-kids-canadian-paediatricians-want-marketing-bill-passed/ Tue, 18 Jun 2019 15:50:02 +0000 https://stopmarketingtokids.ca/?p=7224 Radio-Canada International Dr. Andrew Lynk explains the bill and the urgency to get it passed before summer recess. However if the bill doesn’t pass then he says paediatricians will renew their efforts to get the bill re-instated and passed.  The health implications for Canada are too important to let the situation continue. Listen to interview.

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Dr. Andrew Lynk explains the bill and the urgency to get it passed before summer recess. However if the bill doesn’t pass then he says paediatricians will renew their efforts to get the bill re-instated and passed.  The health implications for Canada are too important to let the situation continue. Listen to interview.

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]]> CBC Radio Interviews with Canadian Paediatricians on Bill S-228 https://stopmarketingtokids.ca/cbc-radio-interviews-with-canadian-paediatricians-on-bill-s-228/ Tue, 18 Jun 2019 15:46:00 +0000 https://stopmarketingtokids.ca/?p=7215 CBC Radio Interviews with Dr. Tom Warshawski co-chair of the Stop M2K Coalition and Dr. Andrew Lynk Chair Pediatrics Dalhousie University. Interviews in support of Bill S-228 on 24 CBC radio stations across the country. You can listen to Dr. Tom Warshawski at 2:11 on CBC Ontario Morning here and Dr. Andrew Lynk on Edmonton […]

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Interviews with Dr. Tom Warshawski co-chair of the Stop M2K Coalition and Dr. Andrew Lynk Chair Pediatrics Dalhousie University.
Interviews in support of Bill S-228 on 24 CBC radio stations across the country. You can listen to Dr. Tom Warshawski at 2:11 on CBC Ontario Morning here and Dr. Andrew Lynk on Edmonton AM here.

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]]> Munter: We are letting our kids eat themselves sick https://stopmarketingtokids.ca/munter-we-are-letting-our-kids-eat-themselves-sick/ Fri, 07 Jun 2019 01:35:04 +0000 https://stopmarketingtokids.ca/?p=7157 Ottawa Citizen Alex Munter, president and CEO of CHEO, the national capital’s pediatric health centre wrote an op-ed highlighting the link between obesity and chronic diseases, such as diabetes and heart disease, and the need to stop bombarding children with ads for food and beverages high in salt, sugar, and saturated fats. Read full OpEd […]

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Alex Munter, president and CEO of CHEO, the national capital’s pediatric health centre wrote an op-ed highlighting the link between obesity and chronic diseases, such as diabetes and heart disease, and the need to stop bombarding children with ads for food and beverages high in salt, sugar, and saturated fats. Read full OpEd here.
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]]> Senators working to block bill that restricts food and drink ads aimed at children https://stopmarketingtokids.ca/senators-working-to-block-bill-that-restricts-food-and-drink-ads-aimed-at-children/ Thu, 06 Jun 2019 01:17:08 +0000 https://stopmarketingtokids.ca/?p=7140 The Globe and Mail A bill that would restrict food and beverage advertising aimed at kids is facing the possibility of a quiet death in the Senate after taking nearly three years to make its way through Parliament. Read article here. Retweet Community Food Centres Canada

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A bill that would restrict food and beverage advertising aimed at kids is facing the possibility of a quiet death in the Senate after taking nearly three years to make its way through Parliament. Read article here.

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]]> The ban on marketing junk food to kids might not happen after all https://stopmarketingtokids.ca/the-ban-on-marketing-junk-food-to-kids-might-not-happen-after-all/ Tue, 07 May 2019 00:56:44 +0000 https://stopmarketingtokids.ca/?p=6902 Today’s Parent “Parents, we’re powerless against big food companies. But as a collective voice, we can stand together for the rights of our kids and speak up”. “Bill S-228 has been raised on the Senate floor four times, but the final vote hasn’t happened because it’s been adjourned all four times by request of a […]

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“Parents, we’re powerless against big food companies. But as a collective voice, we can stand together for the rights of our kids and speak up”.

“Bill S-228 has been raised on the Senate floor four times, but the final vote hasn’t happened because it’s been adjourned all four times by request of a senator. That’s because the food industry is putting pressure on senators to stop the bill from becoming law. Parents aren’t supposed to know about this, but thankfully, CBC News shared a confidential letter written by industry groups, asking senators to continue to “withhold your concurrence” on Bill S-228″. Read full OpEd here…

Retweet Today’s Parent with comment: #BillS228 has been raised on the #SenCA floor 4 times and adjourned at the behest of industry. Industry is orchestrating Senate to kill the bill. Thank you @Todaysparent and @CBCNews for shining light on this. The time has come. Pass Bill S-228. #cdnpoli

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]]> Eleventh-hour lobbying by industry could kill law banning food marketing to kids https://stopmarketingtokids.ca/eleventh-hour-lobbying-by-industry-could-kill-law-banning-food-marketing-to-kids/ Sun, 05 May 2019 00:50:14 +0000 https://stopmarketingtokids.ca/?p=6896 CBC News “It’s a cliff-hanging, nail-biting ending that nobody saw coming. What’s at stake is a law that would protect children from being targeted with advertising for foods that are high in sugar, fat and salt. But the legislation (Bill S-228) has been caught in a late-stage drama in the halls of the Canadian Senate, […]

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“It’s a cliff-hanging, nail-biting ending that nobody saw coming. What’s at stake is a law that would protect children from being targeted with advertising for foods that are high in sugar, fat and salt.

But the legislation (Bill S-228) has been caught in a late-stage drama in the halls of the Canadian Senate, where a powerful coalition of advertisers, food processors, and retailers is in the midst of an eleventh-hour lobby campaign”. Read full article here…

Retweet Heart & Stroke: Former Conservative Senator Nancy Greene Raine worked across party lines to develop Bill S-228. Almost 1,000 days later and it still hasn’t passed. Children will be the victims. @SenateCA, it’s time to call the vote! #cndpoli #Marketing2Kids

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]]> The Ads That Kids Shouldn’t See https://stopmarketingtokids.ca/the-ads-that-kids-shouldnt-see/ Wed, 24 Apr 2019 18:12:31 +0000 https://stopmarketingtokids.ca/?p=6880 The University of Toronto Magazine Professor Mary L’Abbé, who conducts research into the nutritional quality of packaged and restaurant food, talks to deputy editor Stacey Gibson about the disturbing consequences of marketing unhealthy fare to kids. Excerpt: “We want more of the onus to be put on the system rather than the individual to find […]

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Professor Mary L’Abbé, who conducts research into the nutritional quality of packaged and restaurant food, talks to deputy editor Stacey Gibson about the disturbing consequences of marketing unhealthy fare to kids.
Excerpt: “We want more of the onus to be put on the system rather than the individual to find the healthiest food. A parent goes into a grocery store with two children in tow and, with limited time, tries to pick out the healthiest foods while being bombarded by advertisements. It’s a hard job, and we want to help minimize the struggle”.

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