Letter to Dr. Martin, re. Petition, Feb. 7, 2009
Subject: Petition to Auditor General
To: Keith Martin <martik1@parl.gc.ca>,Keith Martin <martik@parl.gc.ca>
After a delay of more than 4 months, my first petition has been released to the public with the few responses we’ve received from Health Canada. As of the date of the posting, no responses had been received from Industry Canada, even though under the Auditor General Act the responses should have been received within 120 days of receipt of the petition.
The petition and “responses” can be found at www.oag-bvg.gc.ca, going into English, then “Search” and then inputting “Petition 255″. The second petition has not been made public yet. I will advise you when it is.
Just today we received Industry Canada’s responses and they are pathetic to say the least. In response to a question regarding how many complaints or concerns with regard to EMR or transmitters have been registered via letter, email or phone call over the last year, I was told that Industry Canada does not keep such records. Most of the questions were not addressed at all, which demonstrates the contempt that Industry Canada feels toward the public. In fact, I believe it shows that similar contempt is felt toward the Auditor General and the entire process of acccountability. Hopefully their responses will be available shortly and that you will share my outrage.
Dr. Martin, you told me you would be addressing the concern of the citizens of Triangle Mountain with Parliament. Could you please tell me what has occurred to date and the results?
Sharon Noble
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