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Health committee Perhaps I can ask Dr. McNamee to respond to that. Dr. McNamee has worked with the World Health Organization and is certainly up to date on the work they're undertaking.
March 24th, 2015Committee meeting
Andrew Adams
Health committee In response to the committee's recommendation from 2010 that we raise public awareness, we have posted information on the department's website. Do you have more specific questions about that?
March 24th, 2015Committee meeting
Andrew Adams
Health committee We don't have anything like those television advertisements on drug use.
March 24th, 2015Committee meeting
Andrew Adams
Health committee We don't have any programs to educate young people and families about the effects of electromagnetic fields, for instance.
March 24th, 2015Committee meeting
Andrew Adams
Health committee We already have a consumer product safety system. We can receive complaints about any consumer products, including cellphones, through that system. When people have problems related to cellphones or to electromagnetic fields created by cellphones, they can use that existing serv
March 24th, 2015Committee meeting
Andrew Adams
Health committee Yes.
March 24th, 2015Committee meeting
Andrew Adams
Health committee Yes, I understand.
March 24th, 2015Committee meeting
Andrew Adams
Health committee I do not know whether specific studies are being carried out on pulsed waves. I don't know if my colleagues have more information.
March 24th, 2015Committee meeting
Andrew Adams
Health committee As you said, a home has a number of radiofrequency sources—Wi-Fi networks, cellphones and several other devices. The limits established in Safety Code 6 apply to all sources of radiation. So all devices must respect the Safety Code 6 limits. However, I'm not sure if any studies h
March 24th, 2015Committee meeting
Andrew Adams
Health committee Thank you. Health Canada did receive the committee's recommendations in 2010. I can give you an overview of what we have done in response to the recommendations. It could take some time, as there are five recommendations. The Health Canada website provides some information on
March 24th, 2015Committee meeting
Andrew Adams
Health committee Thank you very much. I have some opening remarks to make. Chairman and members of the committee, it is my pleasure to be here today to speak on Health Canada Safety Code 6. My name is Andrew Adams, and I am the director of the environmental and radiation health sciences directo
March 24th, 2015Committee meeting
Andrew Adams