The federal budget contains several pocketbook initiatives including eliminating the 'sin' tax on low-alcohol beer, slapping one on vaping products, and making menstrual products more readily available for Canadians in need.
found that over one-third of women and girls in Canada had to make budgetary sacrifices—either often or occasionally—in order to afford menstrual products.Women and Gender Equality Canada
“Access to menstrual products is a basic necessity, but current barriers make it difficult for some women, girls, trans, and non-binary Canadians to fully participate in school, work, and society,” the budget document reads. Federal labour officials have heard repeatedly about lack of menstrual products in workplaces, with stakeholders telling the government about hygiene and health issues if workers turn to “unsuitable improvised solutions” or if they were to “extend the use of products beyond their recommended time frame,” according to aTassi acknowledged then that menstrual products are “a basic need for many Canadians, however they are often not treated as such.
A Health Canada survey found 36 per cent of Canadians between the ages of 15 and 19 have tried vaping products. That number rises to 48 per cent for those between 20 and 24.
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