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Cee Tiree LEV meas , . ie Dy ¥ 4 ‘ + hUING RETAIL STORES / uo ee "ial ay ON lO DEPARTMENT STORE ‘* PUBLIC’ SAFETY BUILDING, “ia. ne bots -, PER MARKETS ee 4 “on ei PRUNOROMAT ee a: < £ me ay A = Professional Builds “School . , Scher ry roy Tram Buitdiegi we Ria Pubtie Lier - my Stas Nechako - 7 Ses, 2 Elementary rr pork ~ ting to then federal urban affairs’ minister: ‘Andre | 4 representative ‘was a Structural engineer. Was no: expertise in health or Safely,” says Cohen: . " may have raised Questions but never tested’ the an- -swers. They consisied of such representatives.as On- - piece of intriguing information. “Ninleen members _ urea-formaldehyde,”” says Cohen. ‘Included in the -19 letters ‘was,..bingo!: The Minister of urbaw. Af- ~ doesn’t, look at standards: bul a process," / Cohen, . board Tepresenting-really a “‘concensus of. lobbying de 2 Bate, a: init with:a: . association of homeowners who: have ‘itt ~ some form of full compensation, © ~~ and homeowners were on’a conserve-heat-kick; the - government's solution was:to- loss. the: problemi to the Canadian Governnient, ‘Standards: ‘Board — " was not one manufacturer's representatl _ same time-were ‘lobbying, as a group; the Fedetal 7 ~eforenal ~ :showed the product was unstable. But, ina political ’ down ‘by the board. ‘You can have.a, ‘performance credplous. i sthe fact that couirtizonl: VF. approval. A manula i rate in hell. Lawyers, says Cohen, ‘can not. ev trodiice into court: evidence. as 10: how: tho dards were set. ~ “The. naivety ‘of the judges aece erat problern,"” says: Cohen, who. also - Tepreseh their homes with urea-formaldehyde: and now we To fully appreciate the weaknesses in | ment endorsed ‘product, consider how ‘th “Whole urea- -formaldehyde fiasco came about: ; Back in the.eatly 1970s when- federal; proviniciat, insulators fogging urea-formaldehyde atte get’ Canada Mortgage -and Housing: Corpo (CMHC) endorsement. . They. were. -initial cessful, but, then because: of health CMHC backed off. When the CHIP program was announced ith ; $1.4 billion in grants, manufacturers of insulat es were again eager to get product. endorsement (CGSB) to set standards for. various produci§:The board siruck a 22 member technical: committee of which a CMHC ‘Tepresentative was one: cof: the delegates. “Hy : “Seven of the 22 members of the committee were representatives. -of the: industry.*(urea- formaldehyde), '? says Cohen, . adding that there from fibre insulators. | a ‘ “They' (the . urea-formaldehyde manufacturers) provided 'a substaritial’ amount of the research upon which the commiltee made a decision.’ The: urea-formaldehyde manufacturets a Energy, Mines,-and Resources (EMR) ministfy'and: CMHC in an attemipl to’have them 1 approve urea- S4EMR had neinaliyad a SHARD product ‘endorsement sche ind ha come out in favor of urea-formaldehyde. products. I's studies, play, the CHIP program: was whisked away: from: the EMR (it was not even given-a seat on:the. com- mittee) and placed under CMHC. which’ was repor- Ouellet. Ouellet, is a recognized ..wily «political creature who. realized the high profile that could, be gained from energy conservation. I brought: ‘i front and-centre. : ; Where was.the National Research Council? ; “it had one seat on the“ committee bist ine There Other committee. ‘members “were: passive;they tario Hydro‘and Indian and Northern: Affairs, The. . critical players. were the NRC, CMHC, and in- | dustry. NRC had no health expertise, The EMR had been muffled, and, mysteriously. CMHC: chariged its mind in favor of : urea-formaldehyde.: ‘The CMHC represeritative later resigned but, ‘sub-. sequently refused to . explain at ‘investigative - hearings. why CMHC did a ‘flip-flop on urea- formaldehyde, | - Just to thicken the plot, Cohen ihrows i in another. of parliament wrote letters to CMHC in favor of fairs! (Just one big happy family.in Ottawa folks.) But how could: Dr. Health. N.: Weifare, | Cindy Citizen, and Ernest,Expertise ali be back shuffled? Cohen’s speech gave some insight to’ that queslion. The CGSB’ is established -under’’the federal supply and services department. The boards | mandate is to set standards but not originate them, It’s: . actually a loose affiliation’ of +. inter- departmental * ‘deputy ministers who rubber stdmp the reports of: technical committees. “The: Pays : ays The standards board has a secretary whose bit is to ‘collect’ interested parties to sit’ on-“these - technical committees; The secretary has no ‘special expertise and acis mainly as a coordinating figyire. When the commitiee has finished its. -recom- mendations, they are fired back to the standafds in the decision making process,” Cohen says, } 215" As well, there-are. two types: of standards, set standard and a:health standard. (Guess, just:gucss, which -standartls the committee “Hine om th formaldehyde product endorsemeni?). And, Justi 9) Te leave’ you with something *ruigingte, ever, Cohen says must’ of our slatt ids ay are. only colwerned about performance; ; SPOT pea Beats 1617 Sere Ba 4 ‘PLEASE. “HEART GIVE FROM yoke "B.C, HEART FOUNDATION.