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The Honourable Ralph Goodale Minister of Natural Resources, Canada Ottawa, ON K1A 0E4 Fax: 613-996-4516 Re: Continued Environmental Contamination Over twenty years ago an unbiased and effective compilation of the facts surrounding the application of arsenic-ladden insecticides and pesticides was published under the title: "Silent Spring" (by Rachel Carson, New York: Fawcett Crest, 1962, 304p.). Subsequent to the aforementioned publication, a multitude of articles condemning the use of arsenic have also come to the attention of the electorate (see attached). As the threat of arsenic continues to be assigned the label of "non-threshold toxin" by independent authorities in the health fields, when will this government begin to clean up the mess (and its act) resulting from the production of CCA wood? As there are alternative treatments currently available which are not toxic, how much longer must we the taxpayer pay for the desecration of our environment, our land and our homes from the proliferation of these neurotoxins and carcinogens? When will our elected officials follow the promised mandates of their electoral platforms and ensure a better environment for its electorate and our children? How much longer must we tolerate the profit-taking of the CCA wood industry at the expense of our health and environment? What part of the inevitable tax-payers' burdens in cleaning up this mess, are the politician's willing to share (i.e., as a direct burden upon their pensions and other benefits)? Thank you very much for your consideration of the details in this application. Yours truly, Brian C. Bradley Lower Sackville, NS email:ax876@chebucto.ns.ca B4C 3K9 cc.: Chebucto Free-Net News Media MPs, etc. -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- You received this because you are subscribed to "sust-mar", the Sustainable Maritimes mailing list. To unsubscribe, send email to <majordomo@chebucto.ns.ca> with "unsubscribe sust-mar" (without quotes) as the body of your message. To post a message to sust-mar subscribers, send it to <sust-mar@chebucto.ns.ca> Posts that are off-topic or excessive length (10K) will be rejected. For help contact <sust-mar-owner@chebucto.ns.ca>
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