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FEDERAL RESPONSE to PETITION on Asbestos in Drinking Water
THE GOVERNMENT of Canada’s response to Parliamentary Petition e-4375 on asbestos-cement water pipes was posted on January 29. PCN’s mixed review is here. Meanwhile, asbestos fibres in drinking water pipes are attracting wide attention overseas.
Scotland: Health concerns raised over asbestos in tap water
BBC: Asbestos in drinking water: What does it mean for human health?
EU Observer: A hidden threat: Asbestos fibres in our drinking water
SCIENCE UPDATE ·
EFFECTS OF WIRELESS RADIATION ON CHILDREN
Mar. 23, 2023 / A major peer-reviewed publication reports that many aspects of child development can be affected by radiofrequency “wireless” radiation, and screen time.
Leading international scientists find impacts on bonding, speech acquisition, behaviour, socialization, learning and addictions. Cancer risks are also increased.
Recommendations include use of wired technologies, that wireless radiation exposures be “ALARA” (as low as reasonably achievable), that physicians query use of tech in well-child visits, and research to prevent and investigate electrohypersensitivity.
Featured Campaign · Sustainable Agriculture
Canada’s most-used herbicide is linked to cancer.
Sustainable agriculture would do without.
A healthy future depends on healthy soil, for healthy food and resilient agriculture. Prevent Cancer Now urges Canada to reduce pesticide use in alignment with international goals. Glyphosate is a good place to start. It is by far the most-used pesticide in Canada, and it is under court-ordered scientific review in Canada and the US.
Pesticides reduction is essential to human and environmental health
A stated goal of the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP-15), in Montreal in December 2022, is to reduce pesticide risks by one half. Prevent Cancer Now supports transition to ecologically based, organic, regenerative growing.
Sustainable agriculture in action — an inspiring example
Organic farmer Rick Clark kicked off the 2023 Guelph Organic Conference with this story — to inspire ambitious vision and goals for the Sustainable Agriculture Strategy consultation by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
Award-winning documentary film…
Watch “Into the Weeds” free on CBC Gem
Into the Weeds, Jennifer Baichwal’s documentary about glyphosate and cancer, can be streamed free on CBC Gem.
The film follows groundskeeper Dewayne “Lee” Johnson, whose case was first to go to trial in a series of lawsuits involving tens of thousands of plaintiffs claiming Monsanto’s (now Bayer’s) weed killer Roundup, or its industrial counterpart Ranger Pro, contributed to their cancer.
The film follows this trial, while considering the systemic effects of the world’s most widely used herbicide.
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Primary cancer prevention is on the agenda — ask for your MP’s support
The House of Commons Standing Committee on Health is planning to study Treatment and Prevention of Cancer. PREVENTION must be the priority. You can help make this a reality!
Primary cancer prevention is on the agenda — ask for your MP’s support
The House of Commons Standing Committee on Health is planning to study Treatment and Prevention of Cancer. PREVENTION must be the priority. You can help make this a reality!
Using Small Microgrids to Help Restore a Healthy Planet
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