Tampons
Free Periods Canada fights against period poverty
Peak Web February 21, 2024By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer When Zeba Khan came across an online video detailing the obstacles that people who experience periods have to face, she aimed to provide a solution. The former University of British Columbia student started a club on campus alongside other founding members, Niki Oveisi and Imad Ahmad. Together, they built a team to facilitate the collection and distribution of menstrual products to multiple bridge houses and shelters. “It made me frustrated to see that something many of us experience as a biological process, that there are not easily accessible ways to manage periods,” said Khan. “Seeing…
Continue reading
Tampons shouldn’t be taxed. Period.
EIC March 16, 2015[caption id="attachment_1176" align="alignnone" width="940"] Photo Credit: Talha Qadir[/caption] Let me start by saying that I understand that debating taxes can be difficult. I do think that taxes at their basis are good because they keep society functioning, and it’s important…
Continue reading
