In 2015, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health (HESA) published a report entitled Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Radiation and the Health of Canadians. The report received all-party support and was tabled by the Conservative (2015) and Liberal (2016) majority governments. None of the recommendations have been fully implemented.
We are asking Candidates for Election to the 44th Canadian Parliament to agree to support the implementation of the HESA Report recommendations if elected.
“The potential risks of exposure to RF (radiofrequency) fields are a serious public health issue that needs to be brought to the attention of Canadians.”
~ HESA Report
Recommendation 4
That the Canadian Medical Association, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the World Health Organization consider updating their guidelines and continuing education materials regarding the diagnosis and treatment of electromagnetic hypersensitivity to ensure they are based on the latest scientific evidence and reflect the symptoms of affected Canadians.
Recommendation 9
That the Government of Canada develop an awareness campaign relating to the safe use of wireless technologies, such as cell phones and Wi-Fi, in key environments such as the school and home to ensure that Canadian families and children are reducing risks related to radiofrequency exposure.
Recommendation 12
That the Government of Canada and manufacturers consider policy measures regarding the marketing of radiation emitting devices to children under the age of 14, in order to ensure they are aware of the health risks and how they can be avoided.
Recommendation 2
That Statistics Canada consider including questions related to electromagnetic hypersensitivity in the Canadian Community Health Survey.
Recommendation 4
That the Canadian Medical Association, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the World Health Organization consider updating their guidelines and continuing education materials regarding the diagnosis and treatment of electromagnetic hypersensitivity to ensure they are based on the latest scientific evidence and reflect the symptoms of affected Canadians.
Recommendation 5
That the Government of Canada continue to provide reasonable accommodations for environmental sensitivities, including electromagnetic hypersensitivity, as required under the Canadian Human Rights Act.
Recommendation 7
That the Government of Canada establish a system for Canadians to report potential adverse reactions to radiofrequency fields.
Recommendation 1
That the Government of Canada, in collaboration with the health departments of the provinces and territories, examine existing cancer data collection methods to improve the collection of information relating to wireless device use and cancer.
Recommendation 6
That Health Canada ensure the openness and transparency of its processes for the review of Safety Code 6, so that all Canadians have an opportunity to be informed about the evidence considered or excluded in such reviews, that outside experts are provided full information when doing independent reviews, and that the scientific rationale for any change is clearly communicated
Recommendation 8
That an independent scientific body recognized by Health Canada examine whether measures taken and guidelines provided in other countries, such as France and Israel, to limit the exposure of vulnerable populations, including infants, and young children in the school environment, to radiofrequencies should be adopted in Canada.
Recommendation 10
That Health Canada conduct a comprehensive review of all existing literature relating to radiofrequency fields and carcinogenicity based on international best practices
Recommendation 1
That the Government of Canada, in collaboration with the health departments of the provinces and territories, examine existing cancer data collection methods to improve the collection of information relating to wireless device use and cancer.
Recommendation 3
That the Government of Canada, through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, consider funding research into electromagnetic hypersensitivity testing, diagnosis and treatment, and its possible impacts on health in the workplace.
Recommendation 11
That the Government of Canada, through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, consider funding research into the link between radiofrequency fields and potential health effects such as cancer, genetic damage, infertility, impairment to development and behaviour, harmful effects to eyes and on the brain, cardiovascular, biological and biochemical effects.
The list of candidates who have agreed to push for the implementation* of the HESA recommendations if elected, is posted below.
Canadians concerned about wireless radiation will be encouraged to consult this list before voting.
(Our network includes all signatories of the Suspend 5G Appeal plus members of over 30 Canadian organizations.)
Alberta |
| Bow River – Getahun Shawile (Liberal) |
| Calgary Confederation – Edward Gao (People’s Party of Canada) |
| Calgary Heritage – Bailey Bedard (People’s Party of Canada) |
| Calgary Shepard – Raj Jessel (NDP) |
| Calgary Shepard – Ron Vaillant (People’s Party of Canada) |
| Calgary Signal Hill – Nick Debrey (People’s Party of Canada) |
| Calgary Skyview – Harry Dhillon (People’s Party of Canada) |
| Edmonton Manning – Martin Halvorson (People’s Party of Canada) |
| Edmonton West – Adam Brown (Liberal) |
| Edmonton—Wetaskiwin – Hugo Charles (NDP) |
| Edmonton—Wetaskiwin – Travis Calliou (Veterans Coalition party of Canada) |
| Lethbridge – Kimmie Hovan (People’s Party of Canada) |
| Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner – Brodie Heidinger (People’s Party of Canada) |
| Red Deer—Lacombe – Joan Barnes (Independent) |
| Red Deer—Lacombe – Megan Lim (People’s Party of Canada) |
| Red Deer—Mountain View – Olumide Adewumi (Liberal) |
| Yellowhead – Gordon Francey (Veterans Coalition Party of Canada) |
British Columbia |
| Burnaby South – Maureen Curran (Green Party) |
| Courtenay—Alberni – Susanne Lawson (Green Party) |
| Delta – Hong Yan Pan (Independent) |
| Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo – Corally Delwo (People’s Party of Canada) |
| Kelowna—Lake Country – Imre Szeman (Green Party) |
| Kootenay—Columbia – Rana Nelson (Green Party) |
| Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon – Nicole Bellay (Green Party) |
| Nanaimo—Ladysmith – Paul Manly (Green Party) |
| Nanaimo—Ladysmith – Michelle Corfield (Liberal) |
| North Island—Powell River – Jessica Wegg (Green Party) |
| North Okanagan—Shuswap – Ron Johnston (NDP) |
| North Vancouver – Archie Kaario (Green Party) |
| Richmond Centre – James Hinton (People’s Party of Canada) |
| Saanich—Gulf Islands – Elizabeth May (Green Party) |
| Surrey Centre – Felix Kongyuy (Green Party) |
| Vancouver Granville – Imtiaz Popat (Green Party) |
Manitoba |
| Brandon-Souris – Whitney Hodgins (NDP) |
| Churchill—Keewatinook Aski – Ralph McLean (Green Party) |
| Portage—Lisgar – Andrew Carrier (Liberal) |
| Saint Boniface—Saint Vital – Laurent Poliquin (Green Party) |
| Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman – Ian Kathwaroon (People’s Party of Canada) |
New Brunswick |
| Tobique–Mactaquac – Daniel Joseph Waggoner (People’s Party of Canada) |
Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Long Range Mountains – Darrell Shelley (People’s Party of Canada) |
| St. John’s East – Dana Metcalfe (People’s Party of Canada) |
Nova Scotia |
| Kings—Hants – Steven Ford (People’s Party of Canada) |
| Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook – Earl Gosse (People’s Party of Canada) |
Ontario |
| Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing – John Sagman (Conservative) |
| Barrie—Innisfil – John Brassard (Conservative) |
| Barrie—Innisfil – Lisa-Marie Wilson (Liberal) |
| Barrie—Innisfil – Aleesha Gostkowski (NDP) |
| Barrie—Innisfil – Corrado Brancato (People’s Party of Canada) |
| Beaches—East York – Radu Rautescu (People’s Party of Canada) |
| Brampton North – Ruby Sahota (Liberal) |
| Carleton – Nira Dookeran (Green Party) |
| Chatham-Kent—Leamington – Mark Vercouteren (Green Party) |
| Davenport – Alejandra Bravo (NDP) |
| Don Valley North – Jay Sobel (People’s Party of Canada) |
| Guelph – Karen Levenson (Animal Protection Party of Canada) |
| Guelph – Lloyd Longfield (Liberal) |
| Haldimand—Norfolk – Charles Lugosi (Christian Heritage Party of Canada) |
| Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock – Gene Balfour (Libertarian Party of Canada) |
| Humber River—Black Creek – Unblind Tibbin (Green Party) |
| Huron—Bruce – Justin L. Smith (Independent) |
| Kitchener South—Hespeler – Tyler Calver (Conservative) |
| Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston – Florian Bors (People’s Party of Canada) |
| Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes – Lorraine Rekmans (Green Party) |
| Markham—Thornhill – Mimi Lee (Green Party) |
| Milton – Chris Kowalchuk (Green Party) |
| Milton – Shibli Haddad (People’s Party of Canada) |
| Mississauga Centre – Elie Diab (People’s Party of Canada) |
| Mississauga—Erin Mills – Ewan Desilva (Green Party) |
| Mississauga—Malton – Mark Davidson (Green Party) |
| Nickel Belt – Andréane Chénier (NDP) |
| Oakville – Jerome Adamo (NDP) |
| Oakville North—Burlington – Pam Damoff (Liberal) |
| Oakville North—Burlington – Lenaee Dupuis (NDP) |
| Oakville North—Burlington – Gilbert Jubinville (People’s Party of Canada) |
| Ottawa—Vanier – Crystelle Bourgignon (Free Party) |
| Parkdale—High Park – Diem Marchand-Lafortune (Green Party) |
| Parkdale—High Park – Wilfried Richard Alexander Danzinger (People’s Party of Canada) |
| Perth—Wellington – Kevin Kruchkywich (NDP) |
| Scarborough Centre – Malcom Ponnayan (Conservative) |
| Scarborough—Rouge Park – Zia Choudhary (Conservative) |
| Scarborough Southwest – Amanda Cain (Green Party) |
| St. Catharines – Catharine Rhodes (Green Party) |
| Thunder Bay—Superior North – Amanda Moddejonge (Green Party) |
| University—Rosedale – Tim Grant (Green Party) |
| Vaughan—Woodbridge – Hassan Khan (Green Party) |
| Willowdale – Anna Gorka (Green Party) |
| York South—Weston – Nicki Ward (Green Party) |
Québec |
| Beauport—Limoilou – Dalila Elhak (Green Party) |
| Berthier—Maskinongé – Geneviève Sénécal (People’s Party of Canada) |
| Brome—Missisquoi – Marilou Alarie (Bloc Québécois) |
| Brome—Missisquoi – Michelle Corcos (Green Party) |
| Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles – Jacques Palardy-Dion (Green Party) |
| Hull—Aylmer – Josée Lafleur (Free Party) |
| La Pointe-de-l’Île – Agnès Falquet (Free Party) |
| Laurentides—Labelle – Michel Le Comte (Green Party) |
| Laurentides—Labelle – Éric-Abel Baland (NDP) |
| Laval—Les Îles – Rowan Woodmass (NDP) |
| Mégantic—L’Érable – Réal Pépin (Free Party) |
| Mount Royal – Clement Badra (Green Party) |
| Mount Royal – Anthony Housefather (Liberal) |
| Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères – Carole Boisvert (Free Party) |
| Pontiac – Geneviève Labonté-Chartrand (Free Party) |
| Pontiac – Shaughn McArthur (Green Party) |
| Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques – France Gagnon (Conservative) |
| Saint-Laurent – Gregory Yablunovsky (People’s Party of Canada) |
| Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel – Alicia Di Tullio (NDP) |
| Salaberry—Suroît – Joan Gottman (NDP) |
| Terrebonne – David Hamelin-Schuilenburg (Green Party) |
Saskatchewan |
| Saskatoon—Grasswood – Gillian Walker (Green Party) |
| Saskatoon—Grasswood – Mark Friesen (People’s Party of Canada) |
Feb 24th, 2015 Motion brought forward to HESA committee by Liberal Health Critic Dr Hedy Fry amended and carried.
March 13th, 2015 Health Canada releases severely flawed 2015 version of Safety Code 6 despite HESA investigations about to commence.
March 24th, 2015 Day 1 of HESA hearings investigating Safety Code 6 took place (see below for details)
March 26th, 2015 “It was agreed, — That, notwithstanding the motions adopted Tuesday, February 24, 2015, the Committee hear witnesses concerning Safety Code 6 on Tuesday, April 21, and consider a draft report of its study of scopes of practice on Thursday, April 23, 2015.”
April 23rd, 2015 Day 2 of HESA hearings investigating Safety Code 6 took place.
April 28th, 2015 Day 3 of HESA hearings investigating Safety Code 6 took place.
April 30th, 2015 It was agreed, That the Standing Committee on Health direct Health Canada to provide detailed information in the form of a full scientific monograph on the reasons for acceptance or rejection of 140 studies on EMR submitted by Canadians for Safe Technologies with regards to Safety Code 6.
June 9th, 2015 The HESA Committee agreed on and finalized the draft report of its final recommendations.
June 17th, 2015 Chair of the HESA Committee MP Ben Lobb read and tabled the recommendations into the House of Commons.
June 16th, 2016 Chair of the HESA Committee Chair, Liberal MP Bill Casey read and re-tabled the recommendations into the House of Commons. (Due to the 2015 election call)
This list is from page 25 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health (HESA) 2015 report Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Radiation and the Health of Canadians [https://www.ourcommons.ca/Content/Committee/412/HESA/Reports/RP8041315/hesarp13/hesarp13-e.pdf]
Recommendation 1:
That the Government of Canada, in collaboration with the health departments of the provinces and territories, examine existing cancer data collection methods to improve the collection of information relating to wireless device use and cancer.
Recommendation 2:
That Statistics Canada consider including questions related to electromagnetic hypersensitivity in the Canadian Community Health Survey.
Recommendation 3:
That the Government of Canada, through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, consider funding research into electromagnetic hypersensitivity testing, diagnosis and treatment, and its possible impacts on health in the workplace.
Recommendation 4:
That the Canadian Medical Association, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the World Health Organization consider updating their guidelines and continuing education materials regarding the diagnosis and treatment of electromagnetic hypersensitivity to ensure they are based on the latest scientific evidence and reflect the symptoms of affected Canadians.
Recommendation 5:
That the Government of Canada continue to provide reasonable accommodations for environmental sensitivities, including electromagnetic hypersensitivity, as required under the Canadian Human Rights Act.
Recommendation 6:
That Health Canada ensure the openness and transparency of its processes for the review of Safety Code 6, so that all Canadians have an opportunity to be informed about the evidence considered or excluded in such reviews, that outside experts are provided full information when doing independent reviews, and that the scientific rationale for any change is clearly communicated.
Recommendation 7:
That the Government of Canada establish a system for Canadians to report potential adverse reactions to radiofrequency fields.
Recommendation 8:
That an independent scientific body recognized by Health Canada examine whether measures taken and guidelines provided in other countries, such as France and Israel, to limit the exposure of vulnerable populations, including infants, and young children in the school environment, to radiofrequencies should be adopted in Canada.
Recommendation 9:
That the Government of Canada develop an awareness campaign relating to the safe use of wireless technologies, such as cell phones and Wi-Fi, in key environments such as the school and home to ensure that Canadian families and children are reducing risks related to radiofrequency exposure.
Recommendation 10:
That Health Canada conduct a comprehensive review of all existing literature relating to radiofrequency fields and carcinogenicity based on international best practices.
Recommendation 11:
That the Government of Canada, through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, consider funding research into the link between radiofrequency fields and potential health effects such as cancer, genetic damage, infertility, impairment to development and behaviour, harmful effects to eyes and on the brain, cardiovascular, biological and biochemical effects.
Recommendation 12:
That the Government of Canada and manufacturers consider policy measures regarding the marketing of radiation emitting devices to children under the age of 14, in order to ensure they are aware of the health risks and how they can be avoided.
