Canada's Environmental Voice
Robert Oliphant is the president and CEO of the Asthma Society of Canada, a national health charity advancing the interests of Canadians with asthma and respiratory allergies through research, education and the promotion of clean indoor and outdoor air.
Dr. Linda Harvey is a retired family physician in Ontario and past president of Physicians for Global Survival. She has a personal interest in radiation and health stemming from events involving her own community.
Veteran activist Dr. David Swann explains why it’s important for doctors to engage in direct action. Should doctors get involved in direct action and physically place themselves on the front lines over threats to human and environmental health? My experience testifies to my belief that the answer is yes.
Dr. Richard Denton is an associate professor at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine. He has served as president of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, and Physicians for Global Survival. Denton is the North American co-chair for International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War.
Dr. John O’Connor warned of possible links between tar sands and his patients’ poor health. He was pilloried. He’d do it again. January 3, 2006, is a day I will never forget. It was the day a CBC reporter called to ask me about health concerns in Fort Chipewyan, the […]
Dr. David Colby is medical officer of health for Chatham-Kent, Ontario, and professor of Physiology & Pharmacology and Microbiology & Immunology at Western University. He is recognized internationally as a medico-legal expert in wind turbine sounds and health.
WELCOME TO THE NEW FACE of Canadian medicine! These five health professionals assist patients not just through annual check-ups and drug prescriptions, but also by protecting our planetary home. Their inspiring victories – from closing coal plants to stopping the northward shipment of Toronto’s garbage – are helping to clean […]
I’VE LED the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) for 10 years now, and when I tell people about our organization one question I don’t often receive is: “Physicians for the Environment? What’s that?” The fact is, people get it: If you want folks to be healthy, you need […]
This week is National Volunteer Week in Canada. As an organization that benefits from the support of dedicated volunteers – from contributors to our editorial board and many more in between – we’re happy to share this letter to the editor sent in by the Trillium Foundation.
