4. PROTECTING THE HEALTH OF CANADIANS BY REDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL TOXINS
Proposed by CFUW Ottawa
RESOLVED, That the Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW) urge the Government of Canada and provincial, territorial and municipal governments to protect the health of Canadians by reducing their exposure to environmental toxins through measures that:
1. strengthen and enforce regulations that require all those who produce, use, distribute, and/or disseminate toxic or potentially toxic materials to show due diligence to protection of human health and the environment;
2. require producers/importers to provide evidence to regulatory authorities that a product will not threaten health nor the environment before it can be approved for import and use in Canada; that this evidence meets Canadian and international standards; that precautionary decision-making is applied throughout the process;
3. promote and require producer responsibility at every stage of product life, including waste management during manufacture, packaging, distribution and final product disposal;
4. enhance monitoring programs and research into effective control of the distribution, dissemination, disposal and offshore discharge of
environmental toxins; and
5. promote public awareness and education, and support the development and use of safe alternatives.
Annual Resolutions
CFUW RESOLUTIONS
PASSED AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA 2009
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