Call to Arms 

CASS at CFI Canada submitted a brief last week to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health (HESA) concerning the investigation into radio-wave radiation, like that emitted from cell phones and wireless networks, and possible human health effects.  Over two sessions this year, HESA has heard very dubious depositions from the likes of Rodney Palmer and Magda Havas.  The committee reconvenes this week, Thursday November 18th 2010, to start work on its 1st draft. We are urging members of all CFI branches and the skeptical public to contact members of HESA and voice your concern over the promotion of this bad science, and the misrepresentation of the syndrome of electro-hypersensitivity, which remains unsupported scientifically.  Please follow the links below to the documents supporting our position and contact the HESA members by their email addresses listed afterward.

Research

CASS brief to HESA November 8th 2010

Lorne Trottier and Harvey Kofsky's critique of the science of Magda Havas 

Lorne Trottier's critique of the science of B. Blake Levitt and Henry Lai

Steve Thom's tear-down of Rodney Palmer on Skeptic North

Transcript from HESA April 2010 session

Transcript from HESA October 2010 session

*the first three documents from CASS at CFI are also available in French.  Please contact CASS at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) if you require them.

HESA Committee Members 

Chair: Joy Smith: Smith.J@parl.gc.ca

Vice-chair:  Kirsty Duncan: Duncan.K@parl.gc.ca

Vice-chair: Megan Leslie: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) 

Members:

Patrick Brown: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Colin Carrie: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Patricia Davidson: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Ruby Dhalla: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Ujjal Dosanjh: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Nicolas Dufour: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Luc Malo: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Cathy McLeod: McLeod.C@parl.gc.ca

Tim Uppal: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)