The Mining Association of Canada [ MAC | Canadian Metal Mining Association ]

Canadian Association of Metal Finishers

As examples, problems with metal-on-metal hip implants and implantable pacemakers and their associated leads have been picked up early through registries in other countries, such as the United Kingdom and Australia, and it would be nice if we in Canada had a similar mechanism for detecting these problems at an early stage.

However, I do like to deal in realities and some of the things reported in the report stated that the Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association, a unionized group, paid $100,084 for the president, and that the director of Canadian affairs of the Sheet Metal Workers' International Association received $161,000 a year.

Appearing today representing the Canadian Council of Criminal Defence Lawyers, is William Trudell, Chair; from the Ottawa Police Service, Maria Neill, Detective, Elder Abuse Unit; appearing by video conference from New Brunswick and on behalf of the Canadian Association of Social Workers is Morel Caissie, President; finally from the Registered Nurses Association of Ontari ...[+++]o is Doris Grinspun, Chief Executive Officer.

(Return tabled) Question No. 845 Ms. Kirsty Duncan: With regard to children’s health and the environment: (a) what action has the government undertaken to integrate children’s environmental health into existing public health programs; (b) what specific action is the government undertaking to advocate for the consideration and assessment of hazardous environmental influences on children’s health and development, (i) in Canada, (ii) internationally; (c) what specific action is the government undertaking to raise the political profile of children’s environmental health, (i) locally, (ii) regionally, (iii) nationally; (d) in relation to i ...[+++]ts contaminated sites, (i) what specific action is the government undertaking to raise awareness about children’s environmental health, (ii) what are all contaminated sites where action has been taken to raise awareness, (iii) what was the risk; (iv) what was the action taken; (e) what are all government activities focused on children’s environmental health; (f) what are all existing government activities focused on prevention of environmental exposures aimed at protecting children's health; (g) what governmental action has been undertaken to prevent (i) pre-conception, prenatal, and childhood exposures, (ii) air, consumer products, food, soil/dust, water, and other physical environmental exposures, (iii) biological, chemical, and physical hazards; (h) how has the government taken children's vulnerabilities into account in developing environmental and health policies, regulations, and standards; (i) what targeted environmental and health policies, regulations, and standards have already been put in place to protect children's health, and what policies, regulations, and standards are currently under consideration; (j) what action is being undertaken by the government to measure the extent to which pregnant women and their babies are exposed to common environmental chemicals, and what health risks, if any, are associated with th ...