Letters - A-D
OPHA invites you to review the record of our correspondence on the following issues:
Advertising to Children | Alcohol | Breastfeeding | Child and Youth Health | Chronic Disease
Advertising to Children
Letter to Premier McGuinty re banning commercial advertising of food and beverages to children under the age of 13 [PDF] (letter, April 9, 2008)
Alcohol
Alcohol Retail Monopolies and Privatization of Retail Sales [PDF] Backgrounder on the privatization of the LCBO (June 2010)
Support letter to Department of Justice to bring in Random Breath Testing in drinking driving legislation. [PDF] (letter, May 4, 2010)
Letter reaffirming OPHA's position against privatizing the LCBO [PDF] (letter, January 29, 2010)
Letter of Support re Zero Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) Levels for all drivers until they reach 22 years of age [PDF] (letter, February 19, 2009)
OPHA Responds to the consultation on proposed reforms to the Liquor Licence Act – Special Occasion Permits (SOPs) [PDF] (letter, September 30, 2008)
OPHA Response "Reducing Alcohol-Related Harm in Canada: Toward a Culture of Moderation. Recommendations for a National Alcohol Strategy" [PDF] (letter, August 20, 2007)
OPHA's support letter re proposed legislative reforms to alcohol- and drug-impaired driving [PDF] (letter, June 20, 2007)
OPHA's response to the consultation on proposed reforms to the Liquor Licence Act [PDF] (letter, March 21, 2007)
Letter to U.S. Trade Representative and European Commissioner for Trade re: "plurilateral" GATS request on alcohol distribution services [PDF] (letter, November 28, 2006)
OPHA opposes the government's proposal to open 20 additional Agency Stores [PDF] (letter, June 2, 2006)
OPHA expresses support for the principles, goals, and priorities outlined in the National Framework for Action to Reduce the Harms Associated with Alcohol and Other Drugs and Substances in Canada [PDF] (letter, May 6, 2006)
OPHA Responds to Proposed Review of the Provincial Liquor Licence Act (LLA) [PDF] (letter, February 23, 2006)
Coalition of health organizations encourages inclusion in future alcohol-related rules and regulations [PDF] (letter, November 24, 2005)
OPHA supports the development of a provincial injury prevention strategy [PDF] (letter, August 15, 2005)
Letter to the Editor speaking against privatization (The Liberal, April 10, 2005)
Accompanying Letter for Submission re Bill C-206: an act that would amend alcoholic beverage warning labels [PDF] see Submission document (February 25, 2005)
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Privatization: Mortgaging public health for cash [PDF] (Letter to the Editor, The Toronto Star, January 21, 2005)
Letter to Member of Provincial Parliament - Public health imperatives support rejection of LCBO privatization proposals [PDF], December 15, 2004
OPHA's Response to Saturday Night Magazine article “Hard to Swallow” by Philip Preville - privatization for cheaper booze, November 29, 2004
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Letter to Minister of State (Public Health) re Alcohol and Illness [PDF] (March 25, 2004)
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The potential sale of the LCBO [PDF] (February 4, 2004)
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Public health issues involving alcohol in GATS and FTAA treaty negotiations [PDF] (September 3, 2003)
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The Impact of International Trade Negotiations on Alcohol Controls [PDF] (February 20, 2003)
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The legal Alcohol Limit in the Criminal Code of Canada [PDF] (December 16, 2002)
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Liquor Licence Act [PDF] (November 13, 2002)
Breastfeeding Promotion
Letter to Infant Feeding Survey Collaborative to support funding for the survey [PDF], May 26, 2009
Letter to RNAO to support the development of a “Safe Sleep Practices for Infants” Best Practice Guideline [PDF], April 22, 2009
Letter to SOGC to support Joint Policy Statement on Normal Childbirth [PDF], April 17, 2009
Letter to SOGC in support of a National Strategy for Breastfeeding [PDF], February 19, 2009
Letter to MPP Shelley Martel re: support and promotion of breastfeeding [PDF], February 23, 2007
Letter to the College of Nurses of Ontario re: breastfeeding promotion [PDF], December 12, 2006
Letter in support of Human Milk Bank Initiative [PDF], November 16, 2006
Letter to the Editor, Chatelaine magazine re: Breastfeeding Sucks [PDF], November 16, 2006
Letter to Canadian Paediatric Society re: breastfeeding and dehydration [PDF], November 16, 2006
Breastfeeding Support offered to Emergency Management Unit [PDF], June 6, 2006
Letter to Hospital for Sick Children re: Nestlé Sponsorship [PDF], March 9, 2006
Telehealth Ontario protocols for breastfeeding [PDF], May 16, 2005
Letter to Minister Pettigrew re: National Breastfeeding Strategy [PDF], August 10, 2004
Letter to Minister Smitherman re: Healthy Babies Healthy Children Program and Breastfeeding Supports [PDF], March 10, 2004
Letter to Minister Pettigrew re: Concerns regarding the Safety of and Informed Consent used in the TRIGR Study [PDF], April 23, 2004
Nestle Sponsors the Canadian Institute of Child Health (CICH) [PDF], August 7, 2002
Built Environment
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OPHA offers comments on the Review of Provincial Policy Statement, 2005 - EBR 010-9766 [PDF] (August 25, 2010); Accompanying Cover Letter [PDF]
Child and Youth Health
Letter to Minister Tony Clement [PDF, 79kb], commenting on various aspects of the report submitted to Health Canada by Dr. Kellie Leitch, Reaching for the Top: A Report by the Advisor on Healthy Children and Youth [PDF] (June 18, 2008)
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Letter in response to Ontario Maternity Care Expert Panel's report [PDF] (November 10, 2006)
Letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper re National Child Care Funding [PDF] (April 18, 2006)
Letter to Dr. Basrur re cuts to Child Health programs [PDF] (June 1, 2005)
Letter of Support: Canadian Child Care Federation [PDF] (September, 2004)
The Development of Canada's National Plan of Action for Children [PDF] (February, 2003)
The Expansion of the National Children's Agenda [PDF] (January, 2003)
Nestlé Sponsorship of the Canadian Institute of Child Health (CICH) [PDF] (August, 2002)
Funding for Child-Care Programs [PDF] (December, 2001)
Healthy Babies Healthy Children Funding [PDF] (November, 2001)
Chronic Disease
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Ontario Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance letter to Ontario Minister of Health and Long-Term Care [PDF] (February 9, 2004)
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Ontario Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance letter to Minister of State (Public Health) [PDF] (February 9, 2004)