Coal dust is a known health hazard, containing toxins such as lead, sulphur, and mercury.
My office has been receiving a steady flow of complaints over the years from constituents, demonstrating a serious concern in our community regarding the health and environmental effects of the proposed expansion of the Fraser Surrey Docks facility in the Port Metro Vancouver area. Fraser Surrey Docks is proposing to expand coal exports to ship up to eight million metric tonnes of US thermal coal.
http://www.newwestrecord.ca/news/city-mps-call-for-more-public-consultation-on-coal-proposal-1.557193
http://www.watershedsentinel.ca/content/new-west-mps-call-full-public-hearings-coal-export-expansion
I need your support to have your voices heard in Parliament.
If you are worried about what the approval of shipping US thermal coal from the Fraser Surrey Docks will do to the water we drink and the air that we breathe, please sign the following e-petition (e-186) to Parliament here: https://petitions.parl.gc.ca/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-186
The e-Petition is posted on the parliamentary website until June 15th, 2016, after which it will no longer be available for signature. I invite you to share this link as broadly as possible by emailing it to your friends and others in the community.
If you would like me to keep you posted about this issue, please indicate this by providing my office with your name, and contact info.
Peter Julian, MP
NDP Critic for Canadian Heritage Peter Julian issued the following statement:
"It has come to our attention that a consultant for a federally funded anti-racism project has a disturbing track record of spewing hate speech online against Jewish and francophone communities. This is completely unacceptable. We call on the Minister of Heritage to take drastic action and terminate his contract.
NDP Heritage Critic Peter Julian issued the following statement:
“Today’s announcement by Hockey Canada is another attempt to delay the important and urgent work to deal with the toxic culture in this organization. While a former Supreme Court Justice is a credible appointment to conduct the review into Hockey Canada, this won’t be the first time the organization undergoes this process.
NDP critic for Canadian Heritage, Peter Julian, made the following statement:
“Canadians are horrified by the incidents of sexual assault and by what they’re hearing from Hockey Canada. They are left with many questions about how this toxic culture is allowed to persist in our sports organizations and what the government is actually doing to ensure this doesn’t happen again.