e-404 (Cell phone towers)
- Keywords
- 8545-421-96-01 Government Response to petitions concerning cellphone towers
- Cellphone towers
- Electromagnetic radiation
- Health
- Radio frequencies
- Schools
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Government of Canada
- Cell towers emit radiofrequency / microwave radiation which has been classified by the World Health Organization as a class 2b possible human carcinogen;
- Unlike other possible carcinogens in this category such as chloroform, the emissions from cell towers radiate humans continuously;
- Studies in Brazil, Israel and Germany show cancer rate increases up to over 40 times higher within 400 meters of a cell tower than beyond 1000 metres;
- It has been proven by the scientific community that children are more vulnerable to the effects of exposure to radiofrequency/microwave radiation due to their thin skulls and developing brains. No laws currently prevent the installation of cell towers near schools;
- A Nanos poll indicated that 60% of Canadians are concerned or somewhat concerned about possible health effects related to electromagnetic frequencies. Cell phones and cell towers were the top two sources of electromagnetic frequencies that Canadians were concerned about; and
- Industry Canada does not monitor emissions once cell towers / antennas are approved, i.e, no one measures the amount of radiation emitted when additional antennas are added.
- Open for signature
- June 17, 2016, at 9:10 a.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- October 15, 2016, at 9:10 a.m. (EDT)
- Presented to the House of Commons
-
David Tilson
(Dufferin—Caledon)
October 26, 2016 (Petition No. 421-00824) - Government response tabled
- December 9, 2016