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National study on health effects of improperly built homes and their impact on Canada's health care system
The Issue:
Negative health effects of improperly built homes are well known, e.g., headaches, asthma, allergies, sick building syndrome, carbon monoxide poisoning, and even death.
And while changes in building materials and building technologies are being developed on an ongoing basis, and at a relatively rapid pace, the impacts of these new products and technologies on the health of Canadians are not known. Indeed, according to CMHC, t he last significant survey was in 1988 by Health Canada on self reported incidence of moisture and mold in Canadian housing.
California recently conducted a study of Indoor Air Pollution , and the resulting costs on its health care system are staggering.
It is long overdue for the Canadian federal government to conduct a study on the impact of improperly built homes on the health of Canadians, and their impact on Canada 's ailing health care system.
Canadians for Properly Built Homes' Position:
Canadians for Properly Built Homes is calling for the Federal Government to c onduct a national study on the health effects of improperly built homes and their impact on Canada 's health care system.
What can concerned citizens do?
- Write or telephone your Federal Member of Parliament and request that he/she ensures that this study is done – now!
- Write or telephone the Federal Minister of Health: The Honourable Tony Clement, House of Commons, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0A6, E-Mail: Clement.T@parl.gc.ca
Telephone: (613) 944-7740.
- Write or telephone the Federal Minister responsible for CMHC: The Honourable Diane Finley, House of Commons, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0A6, E-Mail: Finley.D@parl.gc.ca, Telephone: (613) 996-4974.
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