Uhlaka olusha lwentela ye-vape lukahulumeni wase-Canada emikhiqizweni ye-vaping lwaqala ukusebenza ngomhla ka-1 Okthoba 2022. Manje uhulumeni waseQuebec uhlela ukubuyekeza izinga lakhe lentela ye-Vape ukuze lihambisane nentela yentela yenhlangano imikhiqizo yokuphefumula. U-Eric Girard, ungqongqoshe wezeziMali waseQuebec wenze lesi simemezelo ekuqaleni kukaZibandlela wezi-2022. Lokhu kuye kwafaka ukusabela okungekuhle njengoba ababambiqhaza abaningi embonini ye-vaping benomuzwa wokuthi ukulungisa kabusha izinga lentela yase-Quebec kuzoholela ekwenyukeni kwentengo yemikhiqizo eshisayo esifundazweni sonke.
NgoJuni 2022, uhulumeni wobumbano wamemezela intela yentela yenhlangano esetshenziselwe kabusha emikhiqizweni yokuphefumula. Lolu hlaka olusha lwentela luqale ukusebenza mhla lu-1 kuMfumfu 2022. Abathengi bale mikhiqizo sebelubonile kakade ushintsho kumanani njengoba abasabalalisi bedlulisa izinga lentela elikhuphukile kubathengi ngokuqondile.
Izinga lentela elisha lisuselwa kusayizi wesiqukathi se-vape. Ngaphansi kwalolu hlaka olusha lwentela, iziqukathi ezishisayo ezinomthamo ongu-10ml noma ngaphansi ziheha inani lentela elingu-$1 ngo-2ml ngamunye. Noma yiliphi inani elengeziwe eliphakathi kuka-0ml no-2ml nalo likhokhiswa intela engu-$1. Isibonelo, umkhiqizo we-vaping onamandla okuqukatha okungu-2.5ml ka i-vaping liquid izoheha u-$2 wezintela (i-$1 ku-2ml kanye nenye i-$1 ngomthamo ongu-0.5m).
Imikhiqizo ye-vaping enomthamo ongaphezu kuka-10ml iheha intela ephakeme. Izinga lentela lingu-$5 ku-10 ml wokuqala kanye ne-$ kunoma yimuphi umthamo owengeziwe ophakathi kuka-0 ml no-10 ml. Isibonelo, umkhiqizo onamandla angu-25ml uzoheha intela engu-$7 (u-10ml wokuqala uzokhokhiswa u-$5, bese kuthi u-$1 ku-10ml olandelayo bese omunye u-$1 ku-5ml osele).
Kusukela ngomhlaka-1 Okthoba kuya zingama-31 kuZibandlela wezi-2022, imikhiqizo lapho kusetshenziswe isilinganiso esisha sentela ibe nesigxivizo esikhethekile esibonisa inani lentela elisha. Kusukela ngomhlaka-1 Januwari 2023 kuphela imikhiqizo enesitembu esikhethekile sentela entsha ezothengiswa ezweni. Abathengisi kuzodingeka bakhiphe amashalofu imikhiqizo emidala engazange isebenzise uhlaka olusha lwentela.
NgoJuni lapho ememezela uhlaka olusha lwentela lwemikhiqizo eshisayo, uhulumeni wobumbano wacela izifundazwe ukuthi zicabangele ukuthuthukisa amanani entela afanayo. Yilokhu okwazise isimemezelo sakamuva esenziwe ngu-Girard. Uveze ukuthi izinga elisha lentela yaseQuebec vape libalulekile ngoba lizosiza ukuvimba intsha ukuthenga nokusebenzisa imikhiqizo yokuphefumula.
Nokho, i-Coalition des droits des vapoteurs du Québec (CDVQ) ibona izinto ngendlela ehlukile. Umfelandawonye uthi intela entsha ye-vape eQuebec izodluliselwa kubathengi ngabathengisi futhi lokhu kuzobona izintengo zemikhiqizo ye-vaping zikhuphuka kakhulu. Ilinganisela ukuthi ukunyuka kwentengo kuzohluka endaweni ethile phakathi kuka-40% no-80%. Lokhu cishe kuzolimaza wonke umuntu.
Yize kulinganiselwa ukuthi intela entsha ye-vape izongenisa imali elinganiselwa ku-$40 million esifundazweni izolimaza abaningi. Ngokusho kwe-CDCQ, intela ekhuphukayo emikhiqizweni ye-vaping ngeke yenze okuncane ukuvimba izingane ekusebenziseni leyo mikhiqizo. Kunalokho, izovele igqume labo abasebenzisa leyo mikhiqizo ukuze bayeke ukubhema ugwayi wesintu. UValerie Gallant, okhulumela i-CDVQ uthi uhulumeni kufanele agxile ekuqiniseni imithetho ekhona uma efuna ukuvimbela intsha ukuthi ingavuthi.
