The Precautionary Principle

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Subject:  The Precautionary Principle
Date:     Thu, 30 May 2002 08:58:17  -0400
From:      Stephen Tvedten <steve@getipm.com>
Organization:     Get Set Inc. (www.getipm.com)

To:     Paul Helliker <phelliker@cdpr.ca.gov>
          Director, State of California, Department of Pesticide Regulation 

cc:    Christine Whitman whitman.christine@epa.gov

CELA Responds to Federal Consultation on the Precautionary Principle

Contact: Theresa McClenaghan, Counsel, 416-960-2284 ext. 218 mcclenat@lao.on.ca

In response to the federal government's discussion paper, "A Canadian Perspective on the Precautionary Approach/Principle," CELA recently participated in the preparation of an NGO response. In a comprehensive critique of the government position, CELA found that neither the government's proposed vision, nor current practices, reflect a precautionary approach to decision-making about hazards.

The report responds in detail to the government discussion paper and also provides an alternative vision of how precaution can be implemented in Canada in a proactive manner that better reflects the public interest and incorporates the perspectives of a broader cross-section of society and disciplines.

View CELA's response (PDF format - 28pp.) at http://www.cela.ca/toxics/419precautionary.pdf

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