Letter to Canadian Psychological Association re position on marketing to children (Acrobat 276k)
—May 28, 2009
CTV: Ottawa should lead on childhood obesity: [Ontario Premier Dalton] McGuinty
—April 8, 2009
BILL C-324: An Act to amend the Competition Act and the Food and Drugs Act (child protection against advertising exploitation)
—February 25, 2009
National Post: : The junk food wars--Quebec scores sweet victory in battle against childhood obesity
—January 27, 2009
Citizens 'Jury' Proposition on Marketing to Children
A 'Breath of Fresh Air' - Health Advocate
—April 3, 2008
Toronto Board of Health Decision on Advertising to Children
—February 26, 2008
Speech at University of New Brunswick: Commercializing Kids (Acrobat 1584k)
—February 8, 2008
Children’s Advertising Initiative: Truth Sold Separately
—February 7, 2008
Hitting the Easy Mark: The law on marketing to children is ripe for reform (Acrobat 812k)
—June 1, 2007
Comment on the Announcement by Some Food Companies to Tweak Marketing to Children
—April 16, 2007
Journal Article Regarding Advertising Directed at Children
—October 21, 2006
Speech at Food Secure Canada Conference in Vancouver
—October 11, 2006
US Institute of Medicine: Food Marketing to Children and Youth: Threat or Opportunity : Systematic review of 123 research studies.
—May 1, 2006
Comments of the International Association of Consumer Food Organization (IAFCO) Concerning the Discussion Paper on Advertising Prepared by the Government of Canada
—May 1, 2006
"Pitching and Pricing to Sell: Implications of Advertising and Sales Tax Policies for Nutrition"
—September 20, 2005
Purveyors of Junk Food, Kids' TV and Films Presume to Teach Healthy Eating to Children
—October 27, 2004
CSPI news release concerning speech by Senator Mira Spivak announcing her plans to introduce federal legislation, modelled on provisions in the Québec Consumer Protection Act, banning advertising directed at children
in english en français
—May 12, 2004
Link to Senator Spivak's Speech announcing plans to introduce legislation banning ads directed at children
in english en français
—May 11, 2004
American Psychological Association Task Force on Advertising and Children
—February 20, 2004
G. Hastings, Et Al., Review of Research on the Effects of Food Promotion to Children, prepared for the UK Food Standards Authority, (London: UK FSA, and Glasgow, Scotland: Centre for Social Marketing, University of Strathclyde)
—September 22, 2003
CSPI Submission to the Commission on the Future of Health Care
—November 11, 2002
Supreme Court of Canada upholds Quebec ad ban: Irwin Toy v. Quebec (Attorney General), [1989] 1 S.C.R. 927 : Decision Date: April 27, 1989
—January 1, 2000