Nuclear Pollution 76.2 Nuclear Pollution Whereas, There are safety problems with plants and safe storage facilities and possibilities that plutonium generated in these plants could be seized and exploded by terrorists;... Atomic Energy(Nuclear Power)
Nuclear Power 80.9 Nuclear Power Whereas, There is danger of radiation emission from many sources, e.g. uranium mining, transportation of ore; nuclear reactors and the disposal of nuclear waste; Whereas, The nuclea... Atomic Energy(Nuclear Power)
Nuclear Proliferation and Sale of Candu and Fuel 82.14EM Emergency Resolution: Nuclear Proliferation and Sale of CANDU and Fuel Whereas, CANDU reactors and fuel are sold to countries which are non-signatories of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (May 16,... Atomic Energy(Nuclear Power)
Nuclear Weapons – Abolition 2000 97.5 Nuclear Weapons - Abolition 2000 Whereas, The International Court of Justice in The Hague ruled that the threat or use of nuclear weapons would be contrary to International Law and the principles... Atomic Energy(Nuclear Power)
Nuclear/Energy Future 97.11PU Nuclear/Energy Future Whereas, The Atomic Energy of Canada (AECL) “concept” for the disposal of high-level nuclear wastes through burial in plutonic rock of the Precambrian Shield has not been... Atomic Energy(Nuclear Power)
Assisted Suicides/Euthanasia 96.11 Assisted Suicides/Euthanasia Whereas, Even with the best palliative care, there would still remain a core of dying patients in Canada who would experience extreme suffering that could not be rel... Assisted Suicide
Dying with Dignity 95.15EM Emergency Resolution: Dying with Dignity Whereas, Technological developments now allow physicians to maintain and extend life in previously unimagined ways, creating dilemmas and unrealistic e... Assisted Suicide
Medically Assisted Death 2015-03 MEDICALLY ASSISTED DEATH Whereas 1 voluntary euthanasia and physician assistance to end one’s life are illegal in Canada; and Whereas 2 84% of Canadians support medically assisted death; and W... Assisted Suicide
Asbestos Exposure a Health Hazard 2015-02PU ASBESTOS EXPOSURE A HEALTH HAZARD Whereas 1 In 2010 the National Council of Women of Canada adopted as policy: a. The inclusion of Chrysotile Asbestos in the Rotterdam Convention b. A ban on... Asbestos
Ban on Mining and Expert of All Forms of Asbestos 2010:01b. BAN ON MINING AND EXPORTS OF ALL FORMS OF ASBESTOS Whereas 1 There is global consensus that exposure to all types of asbestos can kill—a view supported by the International Labour Organizati... Asbestos
Inclusion of Chrisotile Asbestos in the Rotterdam Convention 2010:01a. INCLUSION OF CHRYSOTILE ASBESTOS IN THE ROTTERDAM CONVENTION Whereas 1 According to the Rotterdam Convention’s review committee, chrysotile (the dominant form of asbestos found in Canada) is... Asbestos
The Need for a Central Registry of Asbestos 2010:02 THE NEED FOR A CENTRAL REGISTRY OF ASBESTOS Whereas 1 In Canada, there is no central registry of medical asbestos cases as there is in other countries, so no predictions of problems can be mad... Asbestos