I have just been made aware of your
reply to a Member of Parliament on behalf constituents
who were being exposed against their will to
electromagnetic radiation. (attached)
I found your reply to betray such an
appalling ignorance of the facts that it beggars
belief. Not to know that Safety Code Six is a thermal
guideline established by ICNIRP (an industry affiliated
agency) that relates in no way to non-thermal exposure
is breathtaking: not to know that radiation from cell
towers that transmit and receive cannot be likened to
AM/FM radios that only receive; not to know that when
you claim that "there are no known health effects from
exposure" below these guidelines when there was a Royal
Society report in 1999 compiled at the request of Health
Canada which found significant health effects.
I cannot believe that a Federal
Minister of Health is unaware of the dangers of
electromagnetic radiation. I can believe that this
Minister is unwilling to acknowledge it. I realize,
Madam Minister, that yours is a political position and,
as such, an independent voice is denied you. But that
does not excuse pandering to an industry-colluding
Health Canada. That does not justify responding to
aggrieved and frightened constituents with industry
talking points, blatant misinformation and bureaucratic
dissembling.
And when you say, Madam Minister,
that Safety Code Six "protects the health and safety of
Canadians, including and especially children," you go
beyond the pale. You have a duty to safeguard your
constituents, Madam Minister, and it is glaringly
apparent that such a responsibility is far beyond your
capabilities. When you place children in harm's way,
deliberately, callously, unremorsefully, you forgo any
right to continue in your position as Minister of
Health.
Resign, Madam Minister, before you
do more damage to your ministry. Resign while you still
retain some modicum of reputation. Resign, Madam
Minister, for the safety of your constituents, including
and especially the children.
Dennis Noble