Residents are quite upset about the proposed Freedom Mobile cell tower construction at 1953 Dartmouth Road, Penticton, BC.<\/p>\n
Independent peer-reviewed epidemiological studies from around the world have demonstrated substantially higher cancer death rates in human beings living in close proximity to cell towers. These facts are undeniable. Why, when we know this, are we continuing to erect cell towers? Why do our municipal \u2018authorities\u2019 remain quietly complicit in the dissemination of this \u2018genotoxic environmental pollutant\u2019 in spite of obvious harm?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The mandate of deceptively named corporations such as \u2018Freedom Mobile\u2019 is the relentless and single-minded pursuit of financial self-interest. Corporations are the embodiment of the sociopathic mindset \u2013 a cunning legal entity, disguised behind clever advertising, financially satiating itself without compassion, consideration, responsibility, or remorse. The insult is greater yet when this is aided and abetted by a mercenary elected class willing to abandon principles in the pursuit of the unquestioned idol of \u2018economic development\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Motivated only by profit, corporations make choices that are rarely right for you and I. Powerful corporations inevitably attempt to manipulate the regulatory environment within which they function. The end result today is the capture of regulatory agencies such as \u2018Health Canada\u2019 and the subsequent control of Canada\u2019s \u2018Safety Code 6\u2019 to meet the objectives of corporate profit, not human health. Safety Code 6 is intentionally not protective of human health, and wireless remains essentially an unregulated industry.<\/p>\n
This is nothing new. We\u2019ve allowed ourselves to be led down this painful path many times before with thalidomide, asbestos, tobacco, and other dangerous products. The question is…are we going to allow ourselves to be deceived once again to fulfill another corporate harvest? It is us and our families that will pay the price, not corporate raiders. Is this good enough for us, or are we now ready to wake up?<\/p>\n
The choice to avoid a known wireless carcinogen is in our hands. We need to take this choice back from the \u2018authorities\u2019 who have recklessly abused our trust, and make the right decision for the community.<\/p>\n
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