Letters - E-J
OPHA invites you to review the record of our correspondence on the following issues:
Environmental Health | Food Safety | Food Security | Healthy Schools | Injury Prevention
Environmental Health
Support letter for the continued improvement of the Great Lakes Indicators [PDF] (July 7, 2010)
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Supporting Letter re the continued, compulsory pasturization and raw milk ruling on Regina vs. Michael Schmidt [PDF] (March 22, 2010)
- OPHA comments on EBR 010-9349 supporting amendment to Regulation 455/09 - strong licencing for toxic reduction planners. [PDF] Toxic Reduction Act (May 17, 2010)
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Supporting Letter re Ontario regulation made under the Toxic Reduction Act (EBR Registry 010-7792) [PDF] (October 28, 2009)
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Supporting Letter to Minister Prentice re the government's commitment to the reduction of global mercury pollution. [PDF] (March 9, 2009)
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Supporting Letter re EBR 010-5080 implementation of the Cosmetic Pesticides Ban Act, 2008 [PDF] (December 18, 2008)
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Supporting Letter for Metrolinx's Draft Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) and Investment Strategy [PDF] (November 12, 2008)
Creating Ontario’s Toxics Reductions Strategy – Discussion Paper [EBR 010-4374] [PDF] (October 11, 2008)
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Supporting Letter for EBR Posting 010-2248 — Ban on Cosmetic Use of Pesticides [PDF] (February 15, 2008)
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OPHA comments on the Classification Harmonization of Domestic Class Pesticides [PDF] (September 14, 2007)
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OPHA's support for a Call to Action on Climate Change and Clean Air [PDF] (February 19, 2007)
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Letter re: development of a regulation on source protection committees made under the Clean Water Act, 2006 [PDF] (January 26, 2007)
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Letter to Minister of Energy Dwight Duncan on electricity supply [PDF] (September 25, 2006)
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OPHA Submission letter to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Parliamentary Review [PDF] (September 17, 2006)
School Buses, Air Pollution and Children's Health [PDF] (August 10, 2006)
OPHA provides input on the proposed Clean Water Act, 2005I [PDF] (February 2, 2006)
Study finds children may be exposed to polluted air on school buses [PDF] (March, 2005) Feature Article in OHPE Bulletin, Hanif Kassam, MD, Liana Nolan, MD, Kim Perrotta
School Bus Report: Minister Dion; Minister Broten [PDF]; Medical Officers of Health (November 30, 2005)
Interior Lead Dust Standards [PDF] (June 14, 2005)
OPHA responds to the Notice of Proposal for Regulation respecting the Local Air Quality Framework [PDF] (May 31, 2005)
Environmental Health Capacity [PDF] (May 13, 2005)
Children's Environmental Health [PDF] (May 12, 2005)
Local Air Quality Standards [PDF] (October 18, 2004)
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Designation of Streetcar Lanes for St. Clair Avenue, Toronto [PDF] (September 24, 2004)
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Ontario's Industry Emissions Reduction Plan [PDF] (August 24, 2004)
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Response to the Request for Public Comments Related to the Planning Reform Initiative [PDF] (July 28, 2004)
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Building Environmental Health Capacity Within Public Health [PDF] (June 25, 2004)
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Choose a Cost Effective & Low Impact Future for Ontario's Electrical Sector [PDF] (June 4, 2004)
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Implementation of Toronto's Pesticide By-law [PDF] (May 14, 2004)
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CPCHE Response to the Canada Health Protection Act - A Proposal to Renew Federal Health Protection Legislation (March 31, 2004)
OPHA's Response to the Canada Health Protection Act - A Proposal to Renew Federal Health Protection Legislation [PDF] (March 29, 2004)
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Ontario's Energy Future Should be Sustainable [PDF] (March 18, 2004)
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National Framework for Petroleum Refinery Emission Reductions (March 12, 2004) (pdf, 136kb)
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Energy Efficiency, Shared Savings Mechanisms & Public Health [PDF] (January 22, 2004)
OPHA signed on to the following letter: Removal of the electricity rate cap for residential and small business consumers [PDF] (November 7, 2003)
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Phasing Out Coal Fired Power Plants [PDF] (October 15, 2003)
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Reducing the Level of Sulphur in Canadian Off-Road Diesel Fuel [PDF] (September 19, 2003)
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Setting Canadian Standards for Sulphur in Heavy And Light Fuel Oils (July 18, 2003)
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2002 Progress Report on activities under the 1991 Canada-United States Air Quality Agreement [PDF] (February 25, 2003)
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The Discussion Paper on Ontario's Clean Air Plan for Industry (CAPI) [PDF] (February 19, 2003)
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National budget to support Canada's ratification of the Kyoto Protocol [PDF] (February 12, 2003)
The Proposed Safe Drinking Water Act [PDF] EBR Registry Number AA02E0002 (November 28, 2002)
Beyond Coal: Op-Ed [PDF] (November, 2002)
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The Kyoto Accord [PDF] (September 27, 2002)
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Alternative Fuel Sources [PDF] (September 27, 2002)
Strategy for Safe Drinking Water: re Part 2 of the Walkerton Inquiry [PDF] (August 29, 2002)
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Report of the Walkerton Inquiry [PDF] (March 21, 2002)
Food Safety
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Supporting Letter to Minister Caplan re Toronto Public Health’s Food Safety in Toronto and Foodborne Illnesses in Toronto reports [PDF] (May 15, 2009)
Food Security
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Follow-up Letter to Premier McGuinty re Special Diet Allowance (SDA) program being replaced by Nutritional Supplement Program. [PDF] (August 23, 2010)
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Support letter for the application of the Healthy Communities Stream to suppport a scaling up strategy for the Community Food Centre model. [PDF] (May 11, 2010)
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Letter to Minister of Health urging regulation of industry-generated trans fats. [PDF] (March 25, 2010)
Factors to consider in the internal review of the cost of the Special Diet Allowance (SDA). [PDF] Letter to Premier McGuinty. (March 22, 2010)
OPHA supports OSNPPH urging revisions to the Nutrition Section in the Day Nurseries Act (DNA). [PDF] (March 22, 2010)
Support for one of the objectives of Health Canada's Think Tank on Discretionary Fortification in which OPHA participated. [PDF] OPHA Food Security Workgroup requested the federal government to bring Natural Health Products sold in the food format under the Food and Drug Regulation framework. Letter to Minister of Health Leona Aglukkaq. (March 2, 2010)
Letter to Premier McGuinty re the findings of the 2009 Nutritious Food Basket (NFB) reports and the risks of poverty and food insecurity. [PDF] (November 18, 2009)
OPHA's Letter of Support for Food Share's Good Food Café, Good Food Café Cart, and Good Food Market Garden programs [PDF] (July 14, 2009)
Letter re Special Dietary Allowance Report [PDF] (October 14, 2008)
Letter about Discretionary Fortification [PDF] (July 24, 2008)
Letter to Premier McGuinty re banning commercial advertising of food and beverages to children under the age of 13 [PDF] (letter, April 9, 2008)
Letter to Ontario Ombudsman re low social assistance rates [PDF] (August 30, 2006)
Healthy Weights, Healthy Lives support letter [PDF] (December 2, 2005)
Support for Student Nourishment Program Community Partners Program [PDF] (November 4, 2005)
Plant Breeders’ Rights: Support for farmers to control their own seeds [PDF] (February 9, 2005)
National Child Benefit Clawback [PDF] (May 5, 2005)
Healthy Schools
Healthy Schools Challenge to Engage the Creativity of Students: The Ontario Healthy Schools Coalition congratulates the Ministries of Health Promotion and Education on the new Healthy Schools Challenge [PDF] (December 15, 2006)
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Community Use of School Facilities [PDF] (November 6, 2003)
Injury Prevention
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Deliberations on Restricting Cell Phone Usage in Automobiles [PDF, 131kb] - Letter to Premier Dalton McGuinty (June 12, 2008)