Canada and it's new Tampon Rule....................

[Rams]

Free tampons and menstrual pads now required in Canadian government-controlled men's restrooms.


https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/free-tampons-and-menstrual-pads-now-required-in-canadian-government-controlled-mens-restrooms/ar-AA1m3Wwy#:~:text=All%20federally%20regulated%20employers%20in%20Canada%20are%20now,and%20menstrual%20pads%20in%20all%20restrooms%2C%20including%20men%E2%80%99s.

All federally regulated employers in Canada are now required to stock free feminine hygiene products such as tampons and menstrual pads in all restrooms, including men's.

The new regulations, which went into effect earlier this month under Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's left-wing administration, specify that menstrual products must be in "all toilet rooms, regardless of their marked genders," according to Canada's Employment and Social Development website.

"This means that every female-identified, male-identified and all-gender toilet rooms will need to have menstrual products," the website says, noting that the availability of these items "better protects menstruating employees and makes sure that they feel safe to use the toilet room that best reflects their gender."
The policy applies to all federal public service departments, crown corporations, banks, airports and train yards, according to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).

The products are intended for employee use and not for members of the public, the publication reported.

Additionally, all affected employers are required to make sure a covered container for the disposal of menstrual products is also provided.

"A disposal container must be placed in each toilet room that has one toilet," the policy reads on the government website. "In rooms with multiple toilets, a disposal container must be in each toilet stall."

While the policy change went into effect on Dec. 15, many federally regulated employers had already started stocking their bathrooms with free menstrual products in the days leading up to the deadline.

Former Canadian conservative Senator Linda Frum set off a firestorm online three days earlier after she posted a picture of a basket of products inside a men's bathroom for transgender members of Parliament.

"Back in the day, when only women menstruated, we had to pay for our own products," Frum posted to X. "But now that men menstruate too, these products, as of this week, are mandated to be free in all men's washrooms in all federal workplaces, including Parliament Hill — where this photo was taken today."

The tongue-in-cheek post blew up online, generating nearly 900,000 views.

"Men do not menstruate," one responder wrote, to which Frum replied, "Exactly."

The drive to get the products into all bathrooms controlled by the Canadian government kicked off a few years ago when various advocacy groups such as Here For Her, United Way, Period Packs, and the Canadian Women's Foundation began lobbying the Canadian government.


Rachel Ettinger, the founder of Here For Her, a group focused on health education, launched a petition that was eventually presented in the House of Commons of Canada.

"Not only women or those who identify as women menstruate," Ettinger told CBC. "Trans-men, gender-non-conforming and two-spirit folks menstruate as well, and everyone who menstruates deserves to menstruate with dignity."

Megan White, the executive director of Period Packs, said that limiting the products to women's restrooms raises equity issues.

"We can't ask people to self-identify in the workplace," White told CBC. "Why not accommodate everyone if you can? Why not set the highest standard as a federally regulated agency?"

Rams 

[scooperhsd]

REALLY !?!?!?!?!?!

[Rams]

REALLY !?!?!?!?!?!

Even I couldn't have thought of this..................   

Rams

[carolinarider09]

That is just plain silly.  

Men do not need or use either.   Now if their lady friend needs one?????

[Serk]

Oregon's "Menstrual Dignity Act" passed in 2021 requires all school bathrooms have free feminine hygiene products... NOT just women's rooms...

...and some of the boys are sick of the silliness...

"Feminine hygiene dispenser in Oregon boys' bathroom found in toilet in apparent protest"

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/sanitary-pad-dispenser-found-toilet

[Challenger]

Common sense has officially left the building! 

[Sorcerer]

I vote for men's and women's contraceptives in men's and women's AND family restrooms.

[DIGGER]

I foresee aggrvated boys stuffing the toilets and plumbing pipes with these free tampons costing taxpayers even more

[98valk]

https://endtimeheadlines.org/2023/12/sexual-identity-list-continues-to-grow-with-introduction-of-abrosexual/

"For those of you who don't know what abrosexuality is, in layperson's terms, it simply means when someone's sexual identity fluctuates and changes," Flint wrote.


so basically mentally unstable people.

[Jess from VA]

They work pretty well for nosebleeds and earplugs.

But you look funny. 

[Rams]

They work pretty well for nosebleeds and earplugs.

But you look funny. 

Rams 

[Willow]

Hey, males get the runs too.   

[carolinarider09]

I must admit I do not know the volume of "menstrual fluids" that a female might expel during a menstrual period.   And, in considering a male (or female) might have a need to block, collect, or otherwise handle "the runs" (second link below), I did a search just because it has been a while since my wife was menstruating. 

This link is that search, just in case you wished to compare the possible smells of accumulated fluids from menstrual fluid discharge and "the runs" . 

https://duckduckgo.com/?t=h_&q=do+menstrual+fluids+smell&ia=web

https://www.healthline.com/health/diarrhea

Oh and I forgot that Tampons are probably the most currently used menstrual cycle "tool".

So, next I did a search on men using Tampons and was surprised by the results.   (See the link below the text).

Men can use tampons for various reasons, like stopping nosebleeds or wound care. When purchasing, focus on absorbency (light to heavy flow) and size (regular or super). Choose tampons without applicators for ease of use (67%) or with applicators for comfort (33%).


https://mennstuff.com/can-men-use-tampons/

So, gee whiz, you learn something everyday.  Tampons can be used for nose bleeds and also wound care.   The size issue is interesting for using them for "nose bleeds". 

[threevalks]

School age wrestlers use them for nose bleeds. I'd guess others do too.

[Rams]

School age wrestlers use them for nose bleeds. I'd guess others do too.

I have serious doubts many of those current school age wrestlers are employed by:

The policy applies to all federal public service departments, crown corporations, banks, airports and train yards, according to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).

Ram