Robert Schwartz

"As Anishinaabe, we are troubled by the expressions of hatred against Jews and Zionists, and the disappointing ignorance, fueled by misinformation coming from universities." Read this deputation by The Hon. Harry LaForme & me, to Committee-an Anishinaabe perspective:

"These are the kinds of measures needed if we are serious about decreasing tobacco use." Prof. @robschwartz7 comments on the launch of warning labels on each cigarette in Canada. Read more: ow.ly/AWTV50Pta5X

I'm attending Emissions Cap Calling Party - act.leadnow.ca/emcap-pb/apr-25

March Issue: Researchers find that the costs to implement the Canadian tobacco policies between 2001 and 2016 were far outweighed by the monetised value associated with the benefits of these policies. bit.ly/3Lw7Wrh @MichaelChaiton

Dr. Sonia Johnson & @robschwartz7 showing #NCOTV2023 how to achieve less than 5% tobacco use prevalence in Canada by 2035📉 NCTV#61

@BobbySmyth4 Agree that cannabis normalization precedes legalization & should be taken into account when evaluating the impacts of the policy change. Not only health but other social outcomes (eg, criminalization) matter as well & the positive impacts of legalization here are way more obvious

British Columbia trials drug decriminalization - but does the pilot reflect reality for people who use illicit substances? MORE ➡️ cmajnews.com/2023/02/02/bc-… @robschwartz7 @HIVlegal #CdnHealth #MedTwitter #Addiction #PublicHealth

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Government lawsuits against the tobacco industry are a critical chance to end “business as usual” for Big Tobacco. Help us demand strong measures in the settlement negotiations. nwmd.io/s/twitter/Zh47…

Correlates of past year suicidal thoughts among sexual and gender mino... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Listen to OTRU's @robschwartz7 talk about Canada’s move to add warning on single cigarettes - it's a good step but not enough omny.fm/shows/kelly-cu…

Canada’s proposal to add a warning on individual cigarettes might make a small difference, says OTRU's @robschwartz7, but decreasing the availability of tobacco and increasing the price would do more to slow the pace of sales. globalnews.ca/news/8914953/c…

@gfong570 @zafarbashir_ @saba_aziz @globalnews Agree. Warning on sticks will help. Need to continue pushing for more measures, particularly on supply side

@zafarbashir_ @saba_aziz @globalnews @robschwartz7 Even better to do both…policy development on taxation is a separate process (involving more depts relating to revenue) than health warnings. The way to think about this is that ALL policy domains should be strengthened. This was the time for warnings—several yrs in the making.

Canada is pushing to become the 1st country to add warnings on individual cigarette sticks. Will it make a difference? My latest for @globalnews. [with expert comments from @gfong570 & @robschwartz7] 🇨🇦🚬👇 globalnews.ca/news/8914953/c…

@UofT_dlsph's @robschwartz7 in the media this weekend on why single-cigarette warnings don't go far enough. Global News: globalnews.ca/news/8914953/c… and NY Times: nytimes.com/2022/06/10/wor…

This year #WorldNoTobaccoDay (May 31, 2022) focuses on “Tobacco: Threat to our environment”. You're invited to join this free webinar on June 1 led by Dr. Tom Novotny. Register bit.ly/3FH5NEe @whosmokefree

Landmark announcement that US @FDATobacco will be banning menthol cigarettes. @ITCProject + @CAMHResearch @MichaelChaiton evaluation of Canada’s #menthol ban produced the projections in this story that US menthol ban will lead 1.33M smokers to quit, including 381K Black smokers.

The Saturday Debate: Has the legalization of cannabis been a success? thestar.com/opinion/contri… via @torontostar

And thank you to brave journalists who have been on the ground telling this story. @David_Cameron @Justin_Ling @MariekeWalsh @EvanLSolomon and many others. You’ve done yourselves proud

Thank you @OttawaPolice @rcmpgrcpolice @OPP for making Ottawa safe for residents again. Thank you @JustinTrudeau @cafreeland @marcomendicino @DavidLametti @BillBlair for giving police the tools to restore order. Kudos to police for the remarkable organization and patience