Monday 25 March 2019

We want to know, is Cancer an acceptable risk too?

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From: Janis Hoffmann <iknowjanis@shaw.ca>
Date: Mon, Jan 14, 2019 at 8:03 AM
Subject: We want to know, is Cancer an acceptable risk too?
To: <premier@gov.bc.ca>, <HLTH.Health@gov.bc.ca>
Cc: <educ.minister@gov.bc.ca>, <bonnie.henry@gov.bc.ca>

Dear John Horgan and Adrian Dix
We are appalled that Dr. Bonnie Henry felt a regurgitated form letter from Kendall’s library of lies and deception was good enough to send to a large group of parents, teachers and students who are concerned about the current proven health risks to our children from the mandatory exposure to microwave radiation exposure in our schools.  Dr. Kendall disregarded and minimized thousands of peer-reviewed studies, providing proof of cancer, DNA damage, protein synthesis, stress response, and detrimental biological and health effects in humans that occur at radiation levels far below the existing Safety Code 6 Guideline.

Dr. Kendall was unable to provide the parents with even ONE peer reviewed study by a scientist or medical expert stating “exposure to microwave radiation is safe for children and the unborn.” The link Dr. Henry provided to Dr. Kendall's information is a dead link.

Dr. Stanwick, our School Health Officer, has endorsed the installation of a known 2b carcinogen listed next to lead, DDT, methyl mercury, chloroform, and car exhaust as an acceptable risk in our schools.  We want to know is Cancer an acceptable risk too?

Dr. Bonnie Henry stated in her recent email that, she along with my colleagues across the country, continue to monitor the science around electromagnetic fields and have reviewed the recent publications with scientists at the BCCDC and the BC Cancer Agency.  We are requesting a copy of these studies and the recent publications that were recently "reviewed" along with the names of the scientists and medical experts who stated microwave radiation exposure is safe.

We want to know how can Dr. Bonnie Henry even consider using the BC Cancer Agency for a reference for Wi-Fi safety in our schools when they clearly they have a vested interest in supporting the wireless industry in return for millions of dollars in donations? Telus, Glentel and BC Hydro are long time supporters of this organization.

This scandalous report shows just how reputable this organization is. CEO, Dr. Max Coppes from The BC Cancer Agency receives $561,000 in salary, while they celebrate volunteers, working for free, to raise money! 

In 2013, almost 6 years ago, the BC Center for Disease Control, cautioned in their 400 page report on RF/EMR that their findings are consistent with many international experts who continue to warn that prolonged exposure to low levels of microwave radio frequency radiation from wireless devices that include wi-fi, ipads, cell phones, cordless phones and smart meters, can lead to serious health effects such as infertility and cancer, children especially at risk. 
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1I6PMTOkSZL-OcdXmU0Q-M35IdU6vAqmn

We are aware Health Canada administers the Radiation Emitting Devices Act which governs the sale, lease, and importation of radiation emitting devices does NOT have any regulations in place to protect the public from long-term exposure to the biological effects of the “non-thermal” levels of microwave radiation.  In 2013, in the Superior Court of Quebec, James McNamee, scientist for Health Canada, admitted that the Safety Code 6 guideline for microwave radiation emitting from wireless technology is based ONLY on thermal effects, heating of the skin.

On page 3, inside the Safety Code 6 document it states, “These guidelines apply to all individuals working at, or visiting, federally regulated sites and may also be adopted by the provinces, industry or other interested parties.” Schools are not federally regulated sites and, therefore, SC 6 does not apply to wifi in schools. The fact that the provinces may Adopt SC 6 means that the provinces are free to set their own guidelines.
http://www.radiationsafety.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Safety-Code-6.pdf
 
Dr. Bonnie Henry states that “. . . and we continue to recommend people make personal choices to reduce their exposure.” How can parents make a Personal Choice to protect their children when microwave radiation exposure is mandatory 6 hours a day 5 days a week in all our public schools and 24/7 in hospitals?

Our Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, has failed to provide us with an official response to the 2018, current findings of the US National Toxicology Program and the supporting Ramazzini Institute Study along with over 27,000 peer reviewed studies that confirmed the link to Cancer from Microwave Radiation Exposure.

Canada agreed the Precautionary Principle would be implemented when an activity raises threats of harm to human health or the environment, even if some cause and effect relationships are not fully established scientifically. The Precautionary Principle shifts the burden of proof, insisting that those responsible for an activity must vouch for its harmlessness and be held responsible if damage occurs. http://sehn.org/wingspread-conference-on-the-precautionary-principle/

Health is a Provincial Jurisdiction. You have an obligation and a duty to protect our children by taking the reasonable steps to reduce wireless radiation in our schools immediately given the overwhelming amount of evidence of harm.

Respectfully,

Janis Hoffmann
Parents for Safe Schools

Wifi and EMF studies (29 pages)



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Subject: FW: Our request for a statement on Wifi safety in our schools
Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2019 15:18:34 +0000
From: Health, HLTH HLTH:EX <HLTH.Health@gov.bc.ca>
To: 'iknowjanis@shaw.ca' <iknowjanis@shaw.ca>
CC: OfficeofthePremier, Office PREM:EX <Premier@gov.bc.ca>, Minister, EDUC EDUC:EX <EDUC.Minister@gov.bc.ca>


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Janis Hoffmann

Dear Janice Hoffmann:

I am responding to a number of emails and letters you have sent in the last few months. I am aware that you have had several responses from my predecessor Dr. Kendall and from staff at the Ministry of Health on this issue. The Honourable Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, asked that I respond on his behalf.

As you are aware Health Canada administers the Radiation Emitting Devices Act which governs the sale, lease, and importation of radiation emitting devices. The agency has a mandate to carry out research into possible human effects, monitor scientific literature, and develop recommended human health exposure guidelines. Health Canada’s Safety Code 6 sets out recommended limits for safe human exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMF). Safety Code 6 is designed to protect all age groups including children on a continuous basis and considers cumulative exposure to electromagnetic fields.
In British Columbia, the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) also provides information regarding the human health effects of electro-magnetic exposures. This information can be found at: http://www.bccdc.ca/health-info/health-your-environment/electro-magnetic-exposures.  


In my role as Provincial Health Officer I, along with my colleagues across the country, continue to monitor the science around electromagnetic fields and have reviewed the recent publications with scientists at the BCCDC and the BC Cancer Agency. There continues to be more research needed around cellphone use and cancer and we continue to recommend people make personal choices to reduce their exposure. The scientific consensus, however, continues to support there is no evidence that exposure to wifi and smart metres and other devices which use radiofrequency transmission at current exposure levels poses a threat to health of children or adults in BC. The statement above remains the position of my office on this issue.
Sincerely,


Bonnie Henry, MD
MPH, FRCPC
Provincial Health Officer

pc:       Honourable John Horgan, Premier
Honourable Adrian Dix, Minister of Health
          Honourable Rob Fleming, Minister of Education


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