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Prevent Cancer Now @preventcancernow.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Bills C-30 & C-31 will make significant changes to Canada’s pesticide regulatory system taking away science-based evidence, mandatory safety reviews and public input. Please review PCN's submission: bit.ly/4otEqDW & contact your MP!
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Prevent Cancer Now @preventcancernow.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Join Prevent Cancer Now's 2026 Annual General Meeting! Prevent Cancer Now is Canada's only charity focused on stopping cancer before it starts. June 11, 7:00 pm ET Additional details & registration: bit.ly/4d49S7M
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Prevent Cancer Now @preventcancernow.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Join PCN's Chair, Dr. Meg Sears at an upcoming webinar on drinking water in Canada. Registration: bit.ly/4ert0xC
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Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment @cape-acme.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Proud to share that Leah Temper, CAPE's Health & Economic Policy Director, co-authored a new study in @pnas.org highlighting how grassroots and Indigenous-led movements against polluting industries are a powerful, under-recognized force for global conservation. loom.ly/BkWx03Q
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Social movements are transformative agents for biodiversity conservation | PNAS
Civil society has long been a catalyst for social change by reshaping structures, influencing values, and challenging power dynamics; however, its ...
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Prevent Cancer Now @preventcancernow.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Join our friends at @cape-acme.bsky.social and CACOR for a film screening of CLIMATE IN THERAPY and panel discussion. January 28th at 7pmEST St. Paul University Ampitheatre, 223 Main Street, Ottawa ON RSVP: bit.ly/49ZBDf3
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"Climate in Therapy" FREE Film Screening
Join the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) & the Canadian Association for the Club of Rome (CACOR) in Ottawa, ON for a screening of the award wining film "Climate In Therap...
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Prevent Cancer Now @preventcancernow.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
In 2024, PCN Board Member and Veteran, Erin Zimmerman testified on her experience with early-onset Parkinson’s & enviro contamination exposures from working and living on Canadian bases. Need for: 1) Shift the Burden of Proof to Gov't and 2) Direct Ministerial Accountability bit.ly/4b3wHb3
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Fire Codes: What Veterans Need From Parliament This Session — espritdecorps
Veterans could see real progress this parliamentary session if accountability replaces endless study. Shifting the burden of proof to government and enforcing ministerial outcome reporting would turn ...
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Prevent Cancer Now @preventcancernow.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Please visit PCN's website for additional information on asbestos cement drinking water pipes: preventcancernow.ca/where-are-ca... 2/2
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Where are Canada’s asbestos cement drinking water pipes? Check the data for where you live - Prevent Cancer Now
Does your community have asbestos cement in aging drinking water pipes? Statistics Canada's first national inventory shows almost 13,700 km of these pipes nationally.
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Prevent Cancer Now @preventcancernow.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
For more than a decade, [PCN Board Member], Julian Branch has worried about asbestos in his drinking water. In south Regina, ~95% of the pipes are made from asbestos cement....[P]rogress on replacing these pipes & acknowledgment of potential harms has been slow-moving. bit.ly/4sj7jnU 1/2
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Asbestos is banned in Canada. Why is it in our drinking water?
For more than a decade, Julian Branch has worried about the asbestos coming out of his tap, and with good reason: where he lives, in south Regina, about 95 per cent of the pipes are made from asbestos...
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Prevent Cancer Now @preventcancernow.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Wrapping up 2025, Prevent Cancer Now reflects on successes and next steps to follow the science and stop cancer before it starts. Learn more and consider making a donation: bit.ly/4qvKZ8W
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Julian Branch @jwbranch.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
The article ⬇️ was published today in the National Observer. @astevens81.bsky.social @pauldechene.bsky.social @pdcityhall.bsky.social @preventcancernow.bsky.social @sarahturnbull.bsky.social @bcgreens.bsky.social www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/29/n...
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Asbestos is banned in Canada. Why is it in our drinking water?
For more than a decade, Julian Branch has worried about the asbestos coming out of his tap, and with good reason: where he lives, in south Regina, about 95 per cent of the pipes are made from asbestos...
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Prevent Cancer Now @preventcancernow.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
For more than a decade, [PCN Board Member], Julian Branch has worried about asbestos in his drinking water. In south Regina, ~95% of the pipes are made from asbestos cement....[P]rogress on replacing these pipes & acknowledgment of potential harms has been slow-moving. bit.ly/4sj7jnU 1/2
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Asbestos is banned in Canada. Why is it in our drinking water?
For more than a decade, Julian Branch has worried about the asbestos coming out of his tap, and with good reason: where he lives, in south Regina, about 95 per cent of the pipes are made from asbestos...
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Prevent Cancer Now @preventcancernow.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Pesticides Coalition - We join civil society and academic organizations in urging the federal gov't to halt plans to weaken Canada’s pesticide process which will reduce protections for farmers, public health, and the environment. Learn more: bit.ly/44AD0Ph
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Prevent Cancer Now @preventcancernow.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Prevent Cancer Now joins 72 other organizations in letter to the Prime Minister of Canada and federal ministers of Environment and Climate Change and Energy and Natural Resources calling for oversight of nuclear waste projects. Learn more: nuclearwastewatch.weebly.com
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Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment @ucsf-prhe.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Eliminating safeguards designed to protect people from toxic chemicals including #PFAS does not make people healthy. The current administration has stacked #EPA with industry insiders who are doing the chemical lobby's bidding. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/c...
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MAHA Activists Urge Trump to Fire His E.P.A. Administrator
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Prevent Cancer Now @preventcancernow.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Prevent Cancer Now Board Member, Julian Branch (@jwbranch.bsky.social) is an award winning journalist. Learn more about asbestos cement water pipes and Canadian drinking water. bit.ly/4pJoj4p
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Prevent Cancer Now @preventcancernow.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Industry interference overturned proposed pesticides restrictions. Will Health Canada act on compelling evidence of cancers in humans? bit.ly/48un9mp
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Julian Branch @jwbranch.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Click the link below if you are interested in knowing more about asbestos in water. @preventcancernow.bsky.social @pauldechene.bsky.social @boilingfrogbss.bsky.social @shane555.bsky.social @theglobeandmail.com @petermansbridge.bsky.social #health #ACpipes youtube.com/watch?v=WhQE...
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CACOR Live - Julian Branch on Asbestos in Drinking Water
YouTube video by Canadian Association for the Club of Rome
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Beyond Pesticides @beyondpesticides.org · 04/12/2025
🌍 Join Us TODAY @ 1 PM for the 2nd session of our National Forum! Featuring experts who will elevate understanding of data linking #pesticides to #breastcancer, #prostate & testicular #cancer, #infertility, & #pediatric cancer, as well as the impacts of #biosolids. 🔗 Register: ow.ly/fprf50Xxvjr
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Register for the 42nd National Forum Series! Second session starts on December 4 @ 1 PM ET!
>> Thanks for joining the 42nd National Forum Series launch on Oct 29! Second session starts on December 4! If not already registered, click here! Registration covers all sessions of the 2025 Forum!
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Julian Branch @jwbranch.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Let’s break down the Regina numbers. 531 km in 2005. Exact same amount in 2021. Suddenly down to 500 km in Dec., 2022. That’s remarkable, if true. Especially since the city has acknowledged it is having difficulty meeting its target of replacing 10 km per year. @preventcancernow.bsky.social
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Julian Branch @jwbranch.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
50-60 yrs to replace the (at least) 500 km of old asbestos cement water pipe in Regina. How come it is a priority, and causes cancer in Kenya, and not in Regina? @preventcancernow.bsky.social @sqirlgirly.bsky.social @pauldechene.bsky.social @saskboy.bsky.social @ctvnewsregina.bsky.social
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Julian Branch @jwbranch.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Except during one of the 2,477 asbestos cement water pipe breaks in Regina between 2010-2022 (pls check) Coating is worthless. Published tdy in UK. 👇🏼 @preventcancernow.bsky.social @sqirlgirly.bsky.social @saskboy.bsky.social @pdcityhall.bsky.social www.assure360.co.uk/asbestos-in-...
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Julian Branch @jwbranch.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Please read the NRC studies I sent. In 2003, the City of Regina paid $5-million for them. Health Canada maintains that it’s okay to drink asbestos. I sit on the board of @preventcancernow.bsky.social It strongly disagrees with that position. preventcancernow.ca/drinking-asb...
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Drinking asbestos is safe? Health Canada’s new study can’t see why not - Prevent Cancer Now
Health Canada commissioned a flawed study that purportedly confirmed that there is no "consistent, convincing evidence' that drinking asbestos causes cancer.
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Julian Branch @jwbranch.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
I couldn’t be there in person, but as a federal NDP leadership candidate I would like to hear/see your plan to replace the 13.7-thousand km of old asbestos cement water pipes in Canada. BTW, Edmonton has 1,044 km. @preventcancernow.bsky.social #health www.the-star.co.ke/counties/cen...
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State to replace ageing water pipes in Tetu over health concerns
Scientists believe asbestos when used in roofing and piping could be a possible link to gastrointestinal cancers in humans.
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Julian Branch @jwbranch.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
At least 13.7-thousand km of old asbestos cement water pipes in Canada. Pls feel free to look at your community. Pls demand change. @saskboy.bsky.social @sasksafer.bsky.social @sasktoday.bsky.social @preventcancernow.bsky.social @cosolving.bsky.social preventcancernow.ca/where-are-ca...
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Where are Canada’s asbestos cement drinking water pipes? Check the data for where you live - Prevent Cancer Now
Does your community have asbestos cement in aging drinking water pipes? Statistics Canada's first national inventory shows almost 13,700 km of these pipes nationally.
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Prevent Cancer Now @preventcancernow.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Are Asbestos Cement pipes in your community? PCN calls for action following the release of Stats Can data that 13.7 thousand km delivering water to Canadians as of 2022. See if there are Asbestos Cement pipes in your community and learn more: bit.ly/3KqBmsq
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Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (CBAN) @cbanaction.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Sign and share the House of Commons petition for mandatory labelling of #GMOs. Demand transparency and choice. Sign e-6768 at www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en... Show your concern over genetically engineered (genetically modified) foods, unlabelled in grocery stores. More info: cban.ca/labelling
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Ontario Clean Air Alliance @oncleanair.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
PM Carney: We can build a better nation with renewables. Scratch new U.S. nuclear off your major projects list. www.cleanairalliance.org/u-s-nuclear-... #onpoli #cdnpoli #energy @mark-carney.bsky.social #buycanadian
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U.S. Nuclear Reactors will NOT Build a Strong Canada
PM Carney: We can build a better nation with renewables. Scratch new U.S. nuclear off your major projects list.
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Julian Branch @jwbranch.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Because old asbestos cement water pipes are breaking in record numbers, I implore you to read the piece below, which was published earlier this week. Please. Thank you. @saskboy.bsky.social @preventcancernow.bsky.social @boilingfrogbss.bsky.social ibasecretariat.org/a-frank-the-...
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The Hazard of Ingested Asbestos
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Julian Branch @jwbranch.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Serious questions are being raised in Scotland about old asbestos cement water pipes, yet here in Canada it’s drink up! @shane555.bsky.social @sqirlgirly.bsky.social @saskboy.bsky.social @alexanderquon.bsky.social @cbcnews-rss.bsky.social www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa...
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Shane🇨🇦 @shane555.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
“At the very least, the fact that the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the American Cancer Society have highlight the increased risk of gastrointestinal cancers from drinking water from asbestos pipes suggests that this a question worth further exploration. …” from ⤵️ #cdnhealth
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Julian Branch @jwbranch.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
What exactly are “unknown fibres that resemble asbestos?” If the water ran thru old asbestos cement water pipes, I’d say it’s asbestos. The lab blew me off when I reached out to ask. @sqirlgirly.bsky.social @saskboy.bsky.social @greenparty.org.uk @shane555.bsky.social
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Julian Branch @jwbranch.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
“Asbestos-like” fibres in Whitehorse water, and it’s ok to drink. How bout 65 km of old asbestos cement water pipe in Whitehorse, and it’s def not ok to drink? Anyone read the NRC studies? @preventcancernow.bsky.social @gurdeep.ca @thunderbuck.bsky.social www.yukon-news.com/news/asbesto...
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Prevent Cancer Now @preventcancernow.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Is contamination on a Canadian Armed Forces base making employees sick? Prevent Cancer Now Board member, Erin Zimmerman speaks of their experiences. thenarwhal.ca/canadian-arm...
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Staff at Canadian Armed Forces base say contamination made them sick | The Narwhal
CFB Moose Jaw is contaminated with forever chemicals (PFAS). Employees say toxins at the Canadian Armed Forces base caused cancers, neurological disorders and other illnesses
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Julian Branch @jwbranch.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
In 2023, @ctvnews-rss.bsky.social released a map showing 85 🇨🇦 communities still use old asbestos cement water pipes. Stats Can conducted a national infrastructure survey and came up with a partial provincial/territorial breakdown. @preventcancernow.bsky.social @shane555.bsky.social #badjoke
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Julian Branch @jwbranch.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Today is the one-year anniversary of the Parliament Hill news conference below. I was proud to take part on behalf of @preventcancernow.bsky.social The only thing that has changed is the old pipes are breaking more than ever. www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...
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Elizabeth May Calls for Action on Asbestos in Tap Water – June 6, 2024
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May and members of Prevent Cancer Now call on the government to review and address aging asbestos cement pipes potentially exposing citizens to asbestos in their water. Ma...
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Julian Branch @jwbranch.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
The Illinois community ⬇️ is hoping to replace its old asbestos cement and lead water pipes because “the pipes pose a risk for residents.” What kind of risk? Studies show drinking asbestos can cause cancer. @preventcancernow.bsky.social @saskboy.bsky.social www.starvedrock.media/wlpo/u-s-rep...
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Julian Branch @jwbranch.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Scary times! The EPA is second guessing the hazardous nature of asbestos. WTF?! Apparently Mr. Trump has been an asbestos doubter for decades. 😳🧐💀 @shane555.bsky.social @saskboy.bsky.social @sqirlgirly.bsky.social @andrewstevenson8.bsky.social #Health apnews.com/article/epa-...
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CAFES Ottawa @cafesottawa.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
🚨New resource alert! Waste Watch Ottawa, CAFES Ottawa, @ecologyottawa.bsky.social, and @preventcancernow.bsky.social have teamed up to produce an FAQ answering all your questions about incineration in Ottawa. wastewatchottawa.com/residuals
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Incineration FAQ
WWO believes that a waste management strategy based on maximizing waste diversion from disposal and the application of proven best practices can result in extending the life expectancy of the City’…
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Julian Branch @jwbranch.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
I was plsd to present to the Saskatchewan Public Works Association regarding asbestos cement water pipes this week. I encourage #cdnpoli and any politician, at any level, to follow up. Please. #health @shane555.bsky.social @preventcancernow.bsky.social drive.google.com/file/d/1SnQW...
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The Hazards of Asbestos in AC Water Pipe Roundtable-20250522_115855-Meeting Recording.mp4
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accounts-leaving-x.bsky.social @accounts-leaving-x.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Prevent Cancer Now (a Canadian non-profit organization dedicated to scientific and public advocacy aimed at preventing cancer by addressing its root causes) has left X (6.964 followers). Bluesky: @preventcancernow.bsky.social
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Julian Branch @jwbranch.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Another American community replacing old asbestos cement water pipes. How many main breaks in the past 25-yrs? Was the water tested for asbestos? Were residents informed? @saskboy.bsky.social @cosolving.bsky.social @preventcancernow.bsky.social www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa...
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Prevent Cancer Now @preventcancernow.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
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The birds on this tiny, remote island are so full of plastic their bellies crunch
On a remote, crescent-shaped island surrounded by crystal-clear ocean live some of the most plastic-contaminated birds in the world. They have bellies so full of fragments, they crunch when touched.
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Prevent Cancer Now @preventcancernow.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Prevent Cancer Now is Canada’s science-based organization actively focused on stopping cancer before it starts. Join the upcoming AGM w/ a feature presentation on glyphosates herbicides. May 20th, 6:30pm ET, via Zoom preventcancernow.ca/agm-notice-a...
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 28/04/2025
It’s voting day! If you want to know every party’s stance on climate change and the environment, we’ve got a guide for you. Tell a friend to tell a friend — and cast your ballots! 🗳️ #federalelection #elxn45 #cdnpoli thenarwhal.ca/2025-federal...
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Canada federal election 2025 party platforms on environment, natural resources | The Narwhal
From critical minerals to pipelines, here’s what the Liberals, Conservatives and others are saying on the 2025 federal election campaign trail
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Prevent Cancer Now @preventcancernow.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Today is the last day to vote in the federal election in Canada. We wrote to 1000+ candidates from all major parties about primary cancer prevention. preventcancernow.ca/candidates-c...
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Candidates committed to actions for primary cancer prevention - Prevent Cancer Now
Federal Candidates were invited to support actions for primary cancer prevention. These are their responses in the leadup to the April 28th election.
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Prevent Cancer Now @preventcancernow.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Kudos to Prevent Cancer Now Board Members, Dr. Richard van der Jagt and Dr. Geoff Strong on their article, "Gambling our Future over the Climate Crisis." www.nationalobserver.com/2025/04/25/o...
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Gambling our future over the climate crisis
We need to realize that the chance of winning anything in the climate denial game with far-right-wing governments is vanishingly small.
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Prevent Cancer Now @preventcancernow.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Environmental Sensitivities and Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Awareness Additional Details: bit.ly/3YIbFYk
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Environmental Sensitivities/Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Awareness
Event by Marie LeBlanc Artist/Advocate on Thursday, May 1 2025 with 118 people interested and 29 people going. 7 posts in the discussion.
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Prevent Cancer Now @preventcancernow.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
There is still time to engage with your local candidates about primary cancer prevention in the upcoming election! bit.ly/3RRx6Cw
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ACTION - Seek Federal Candidates’ support for Primary Cancer Prevention - Prevent Cancer Now
YOU can ask your candidates to support Primary Cancer Prevention, should they be elected. Here's how!
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Julian Branch @jwbranch.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
I’m going to be kind. The municipal official ⬇️ is providing misleading information to the media regarding old asbestos cement water pipes. Of course the fibres can, and do, enter the water. @shane555.bsky.social @sqirlgirly.bsky.social triblive.com/local/westmo...
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Prevent Cancer Now @preventcancernow.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Prevent Cancer Now has sent a letter to 1000 federal candidates seeking support for Primary Cancer Prevention. Follow PCN for updates and share with your own local candidates! bit.ly/3RRx6Cw
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Letter seeking Federal Candidates’ support for Primary Cancer Prevention - Prevent Cancer Now
We thank you for your contributions to democracy.
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