Heather Mulligan
@hmulligan.bsky.social
Advocate | Political wonk running on coffee and big ideas | Proud Nova Scotian
Not a problem @sflkirk.bsky.social. You know how passionate I get about this work. Our tax and healthcare systems cannot afford more preventable disease.
October 26, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Not a problem @sflkirk.bsky.social. You know how passionate I get about this work. Our tax and healthcare systems cannot afford more preventable disease.
Then in #Newfoundland and #Labrador the province has been implementing its alcohol strategy, one that focuses on alcohol-related harms through prevention, screening, intervention, and treatment.
October 26, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Then in #Newfoundland and #Labrador the province has been implementing its alcohol strategy, one that focuses on alcohol-related harms through prevention, screening, intervention, and treatment.
Not too far, in #PEI we have seen some of the most progressive approaches. Not only campaigns that are in public spaces led by government, but public consultations and conversation about the relationship the Islanders have with alcohol, and developing strategies and new approaches to reduce risk.
October 26, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Not too far, in #PEI we have seen some of the most progressive approaches. Not only campaigns that are in public spaces led by government, but public consultations and conversation about the relationship the Islanders have with alcohol, and developing strategies and new approaches to reduce risk.
🧵There are fantastic examples of provinces, right here in Atlantic Canada, taking bold steps. In the #NewBrunswick spring legislative session, the liberals voted down an opposition bill to expand alcohol access, citing public health and the risks. There’s also public health campaigns.
October 26, 2025 at 12:18 PM
🧵There are fantastic examples of provinces, right here in Atlantic Canada, taking bold steps. In the #NewBrunswick spring legislative session, the liberals voted down an opposition bill to expand alcohol access, citing public health and the risks. There’s also public health campaigns.
@ccsadvocacy.bsky.social spoke at the Senate committee in support Bill S-202. We believe all Canadians deserve to make informed decisions. Labels are an important step. The evidence is clear, alcohol causes cancer. We need to act intentionally to reduce risk. @suzannerent.bsky.social
October 26, 2025 at 12:02 PM
@ccsadvocacy.bsky.social spoke at the Senate committee in support Bill S-202. We believe all Canadians deserve to make informed decisions. Labels are an important step. The evidence is clear, alcohol causes cancer. We need to act intentionally to reduce risk. @suzannerent.bsky.social
Reposted by Heather Mulligan
I'm curious to know the community response to Houston's desire to expand alcohol sales. Govt seems to have gone quiet on that. There are more places to buy alcohol than there are Tim Hortons in NS (learned that from my colleague @hmulligan.bsky.social). Also see cgscholar.com/bookstore/wo...
Community Health Implications : An Examination of Access
A scholarly article by authors Matthew Numer, Julie Mc Eachern, and Felicia Rushton, Dan Steeves, James Whiteman, Sara Kirk published in The International Journal of Health, Wellness, and Society
cgscholar.com
October 26, 2025 at 11:57 AM
I'm curious to know the community response to Houston's desire to expand alcohol sales. Govt seems to have gone quiet on that. There are more places to buy alcohol than there are Tim Hortons in NS (learned that from my colleague @hmulligan.bsky.social). Also see cgscholar.com/bookstore/wo...
Important context: the US made 21 the minimum age for tobacco and vaping products nationwide in 2019. Canada hasn’t. Only PEI has moved to 21 and it’s working. That’s why US trends look different and nicotine use is different. Age based approaches work.
September 7, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Important context: the US made 21 the minimum age for tobacco and vaping products nationwide in 2019. Canada hasn’t. Only PEI has moved to 21 and it’s working. That’s why US trends look different and nicotine use is different. Age based approaches work.
And if anyone needs help writing their letters, just reach out to me
June 6, 2025 at 12:47 PM
And if anyone needs help writing their letters, just reach out to me
If this is a concern to anyone, they need to write to their MLA, the Minister of Health, and the Minister of Finance. The consultation is already stacked with industry, with very, very few health voices.
June 6, 2025 at 11:05 AM
If this is a concern to anyone, they need to write to their MLA, the Minister of Health, and the Minister of Finance. The consultation is already stacked with industry, with very, very few health voices.