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1. Experts describe a set of clinical signs that appear in children as young as 8 months who are exposed to screens of all kinds. They propose grouping them together under a syndrome called “early and excessive exposure to screens” (EEES).

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1. Canada has no law or policy addressing ecological effects of cell tower radiation despite the fact that today’s emissions are more than a million times above natural background levels and there is evidence that it is a co-factor in the precipitous decline of insects and birds.
2. Experts recommend no screen time for children under 2 years.

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1. Health Canada’s exposure guidelines for radiation from devices and antennas have not had any major revisions in the last 40 years. Hundreds of peer-reviewed scientific publications describe biological effects and harms with exposures far below Canada’s limits. China, Russia, Italy and Switzerland’s wireless radiation safety limits are 50 times safer than Canada’s.

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1. “Excessive use of digital media is linked to adverse physical, psychological, and neurological outcomes, including poor sleep, cardiovascular risk factors, depression, ADHD-like behaviors, and structural brain changes.”
2. “Considering the negative effects of prolonged exposure to digital devices on children’s health, a call-to-action should be proposed worldwide.”
3. “Even children who are not excessive screen media users have reported experiencing eye problems, headaches, not eating and fatigue and, sometimes within just 30 minutes of technology usage.”

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1. Screen time disrupts essential parent-child interactions vital for infant development; stronger public health campaigns, tech regulation, and support from child-care professionals are needed to address this issue.

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1. In children using mobile phones, the average deposition of wireless radiation may be 2x higher in the brain and up to 10x higher in the bone marrow of the skull than in adults.
2. Modified diagram from Fernández, 2018

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1. “Bees are highly sensitive to magnetic fields, especially for orientation and navigation …” Balmori, 2021

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1. Children and youth in Canada spend approximately 8.4 hours of their day being sedentary and have an average of 3 hours of screen time per day.

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1. Health Canada’s radiation guidelines for cell tower emissions are based on exposures of 6 minutes even though we are continuously exposed.

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1. “The weak broadband field very efficiently disrupted their magnetic compass” Schwarze et al. 2020 Wireless radiation is emitted by broadcast and cell towers.

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1. “It is conceivable that the RF-EMFs from power lines, telecommunication networks and technologies, may become or already are an environmental stressor to exposed wildlife …” Quote from report titled: Canadian Environmental Protection Act (1999): Considerations of electromagnetic fields (radiation) and biota. Environment & Climate Change Canada, in response to Recommendation 62 in: Government of Canada. (2017). Healthy Environment, Healthy Canadians, Healthy Economy: Strengthening the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. Report of the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development.

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1. “As more research comes out showing biological effect of Wi-Fi on human health, organizations around the globe start taking firm stands on limiting or banning the exposure of children to high frequency radiation.” Building Biology Institute, 2019

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1. “Conclusions: Radiation from Wi-Fi reduces root and shoot growth, contributes to chlorosis, alters size of leaves, and reduces fine root hairs in several on the species tested. Radiation generated by a Wi-Fi router, at levels well below international guidelines for microwave radiation, adversely affects plant growth and may interfere with a plant’s ability to protect itself from opportunistic mould.” Havas & Symington 2016

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1. There is ample evidence in peer-reviewed studies that associates cell tower type radiofrequency radiation with adverse negative health effects. Health Canada’s Safety Code 6 guidelines need to be strengthened to protect children and the rest of us from long term exposures.

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1. Doctor: ‘Tech addiction is like heroin for kids’ ABC news report with Dr. David. R. Rosenberg, MD 2017
2. “Over exposure to digital environments, from abuse to addiction, now concerns even the youngest (ages 0 to 2) and triggers, as argued on the basis of clear examples herein, a chain of interdependent negative and potentially long-term metabolic changes. This leads to a deregulation of the serotonin and dopamine neurotransmitter pathways in the developing brain, currently associated with online activity abuse and/or internet addiction, and akin to that found in severe substance abuse syndromes.” Dresp-Langley 2020

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1. Should Canadians using 5G technologies not be made aware that the human exposure limits for radiofrequency radiation are based ONLY on short-term exposures of 30 minutes (or less)? In its comprehensive literature review/analysis, Health Canada (2021) did not find any health studies on humans for 5G technologies used close to the body, except for short-term temperature exposure studies. In fact, Health Canada states: “No human studies were identified that assessed endpoints such as cancer, ocular effects, reproductive system effects, cognitive effects, impacts on the immune system, non-specific symptoms or any other adverse health outcomes in response to exposure to RFEMF in the 6-300 GHz frequency range.”

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1. Health Canada’s limits (Safety Code 6) for exposures to radiofrequency-electromagnetic radiation (RF-EMR) apply only to humans. An extensive 2022 review of Canadian legislation relating to protective RF-EMR limits for environmental effects, which would include effects on our pets, came up empty. “Environmental effects of RF-EMR are not addressed in these [Canadian] Acts nor their regulations. Neither are concerns regarding RF-EMR addressed in other potentially relevant Acts, Regulations, nor Guidelines referenced in the Radiation Emitting Devices Act, the Radiocommunication Act or subsequently identified documents.”