Health committee  I think what I'm confident in saying is that if people use devices according to the manufacturers' instructions—and there are instructions about keeping cellphones a certain distance from the body and things such as that—

Health committee  If people follow manufacturers' instructions and those devices respect the limits in Safety Code 6, I'm confident that they do not represent a risk to Canadians.

Health committee  I cannot comment on that study, because I have not studied it. I'm not a scientist. I'm not familiar with that study and I cannot comment on it.

Health committee  I think it is difficult to explain why other countries have set such low thresholds. However, as previously mentioned, we think that those thresholds are not scientifically justified. Moreover, as it was also mentioned, the limits in some cases apply to a single cellphone tower.

Health committee  May I ask what chart you're referring to, please?

Health committee  Okay.

Health committee  I can't comment on that.

Health committee  I can assure you, as I did during my opening remarks, that we did look at the 140 studies. Most of those studies had already been looked at when the safety code was updated, but—

Health committee  Okay. It was my understanding that we've already provided a summary of—

Health committee  Not at all. I have confidence in Safety Code 6 and in how we've developed it. I think it is a solid piece of work. I think that's been confirmed by the Royal Society of Canada's review. I think the fact that it is consistent with the WHO and other international reviews just suppo

Health committee  And we're doing it.

Health committee  I think that what you're suggesting would be fairly complex to implement. I understand the reporting of adverse events associated with drugs to the federal government, and I think it makes sense when the federal government is approving these drug products. I'm not a physician a

Health committee  Mr. Chair, may I just respond?

Health committee  I would just like to mention that we realize that the WHO's IARC has classed RF as a possible human carcinogen. Health Canada certainly is monitoring the scientific literature when it comes to what is going on with cancer and RF fields and will continue to do so. If there were so

Health committee  I would note first of all that health care is a shared responsibility, as the members know. Actual health care delivery and treatment dealing with people who have cancer largely falls to the provinces. Certainly both levels of government can legislate when it comes to health, but