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Health committee You will hear of countries that do, such as Russia, but I do not believe they ever do any compliance checks. I think their cell towers, because the standard is much lower, probably meet the standard, but I doubt that their cellphones do. Certainly among the developed countries, n
October 28th, 2010Committee meeting
Beth Pieterson
Health committee Yes, the processes to develop the guidelines and the limits are according to the World Health Organization.
October 28th, 2010Committee meeting
Beth Pieterson
Health committee No, not that I'm aware of. As I mentioned to Ms. Hughes, the only one I'm aware of that has contacted Industry Canada is the Toronto school board.
October 28th, 2010Committee meeting
Beth Pieterson
Health committee Safety Code 6, which we've heard a lot about and is a Health Canada document, is referenced in Industry Canada's regulations, and it's Industry Canada that regulates the telecommunications industry. The levels set in the safety code, and therefore Industry Canada's regulations,
October 28th, 2010Committee meeting
Beth Pieterson
Health committee If we were asked to help the school board measure, yes, we'd be there. If we were asked to provide some assistance to the provincial government, we would do so.
October 28th, 2010Committee meeting
Beth Pieterson
Health committee No, we would respond if we were asked by the—
October 28th, 2010Committee meeting
Beth Pieterson
Health committee My response was that yes, we would respond if we're asked by the provincial government or by the school board to provide some information and assistance.
October 28th, 2010Committee meeting
Beth Pieterson
Health committee The Interphone study was a multinational study. I forget how many countries were involved; Canada was involved, as were many other countries. It was released this past May. It took place over 10 years and looked specifically at whether cellphones increased the risk of brain tum
October 28th, 2010Committee meeting
Beth Pieterson
Health committee I would, yes. Health effects, health care...yes. We would obviously be concerned. We review the literature. I think that when something like that has happened, the scientists go back and review, verify, and examine.
October 28th, 2010Committee meeting
Beth Pieterson
Health committee Not specifically. We certainly take them seriously and look to what's happening, but local health issues are the responsibility of the local health authorities. As for the school boards, if they wanted some interaction with us, we would respond. For instance, the Toronto school
October 28th, 2010Committee meeting
Beth Pieterson
Health committee Not that I'm aware of. As I said, the U.K. has set up quite a systematic study of the effects of Wi-Fi there, and we're following that study.
October 28th, 2010Committee meeting
Beth Pieterson
Health committee In my opening remarks, I commented on the BioInitiative Report. It's Health Canada's position, as well as that of most international and other jurisdictional health agencies like Health Canada, that the BioInitiative Report was not peer-reviewed, although I heard Dr. Blank said a
October 28th, 2010Committee meeting
Beth Pieterson
Health committee At this point, again, I reiterate the department's position. There's no evidence that links the cause and effect, and based on the best science available and reviewed, we do not believe the precautionary principle is warranted now.
October 28th, 2010Committee meeting
Beth Pieterson
Health committee I think it's very important that we encourage both the scientists at Health Canada and the scientists across the country to continue to do long-term studies as well as the type of biologic studies that Dr. Prato recommended, which he and some colleagues in Sweden are doing. I wou
October 28th, 2010Committee meeting
Beth Pieterson
Health committee I'm going to read it out, okay? I have it written down here. It's quite a complicated thing. I'm not convinced that it's interpreted well by all. Health Canada uses it. There have been cases where it has been used; I think the latest one is the removal of bisphenol A in toys an
October 28th, 2010Committee meeting
Beth Pieterson