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ASEQ has made a request for funding  from the Société d’habitation de
Québec, from the accèslogis  program. We are soliciting your political support
for the  success of this project so that it can help people  suffering from
Environmental Sensitivities  by giving them adequate living conditions.


     
 
Projet : 40 community housing units with  services, at Mille-Isles, (volet
III).  Client :  L’Association pour la santé environnementale du Québec
(ASEQ)  
File number SHQ : ACL-00724
January 21st 2013
Montréal
Dear MNA,
The Environmental Health Association of  Québec (ASEQ-EHAQ) provides help
and support for people  suffering from Environmental Sensitivities (ES)
«i,ii».  Keeping with our Mission, ASEQ has been working for many years  to
provide healthy housing for people suffering from ES.  Recovery of this illness
cannot happen without a healthy  environment in which to live and work. This
is impossible due  to the extreme poverty which often results from this  
condition. According to the Canada Mortgage and Housing  Corporation more than
85% suffering from ES recover once they  have healthy housing. «iii»
ES is a disabling illness «iv» which can  be caused by a large exposure to
chemicals, mould and  electromagnetic fields, or smaller exposures over
time. Due to  the ensuing disability, people suffering often lose their jobs  
and are therefore unable to afford treatments which are  presently not
available in Quebec. They are also unable to  find healthy homes. This
vulnerability leads to a downward  spiral of chronic and often severe ill-health,
poverty,  isolation, exclusion and even abuse. The person falls through  the
cracks and is easily forgotten.
According to Statistics Canada, 2010,  179,000 Québécois have been
diagnosed with Chemical  Sensitivities by a health professional and this number is  
increasing. In Canada between 2005 and 2010, there has been an  increase of
34%. Studies «v» also show that addressing this  issue with appropriate
health and social services saves health  care dollars. Lack of recognition also
causes many physical,  emotional and social harms.
The project of 40 units that we want to  construct will be affordable and
built with construction  materials that emit the least amount of chemical
vapours. The  idea behind the design, ventilation, direction and placement  of
buildings is to ensure good air quality. Not only will the  building be
considered ecological, but after it is built its  nature will be preserved since
the inhabitants will use only  non-toxic products for all their needs.
This will be a model for building,  developing and living in a sustainable
community which would  include among other things, organic gardening. This
will be a  model that Québec will be proud to have.
A gracious benefactor has donated 25  acres of land to ASEQ to build these
homes. We will always be  indebted and thankful for his generosity.
Certain countries provide adequate health  and social services to people
suffering from ES. Now is our  chance in Québec to take the lead and reach out
to people in  hopeless despair. To give them an affordable home. To show
our  fellow Québécois that we care.
ASEQ has made a request for funding from the Société  d’habitation de
Québec, from the accèslogis program. We are  soliciting your political support
for the success of this  project so that it can help people by giving them
adequate  living conditions.
We are counting on your help and thank  you for your kind consideration in
this matter.
The Board of Directors,  ASEQ-EHAQ

         


     
 
i  _http://www.aseha-quebec.ca/ma_wwd/ESMCSStatusReportJune22011.pdf_
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ii  The  Medical Perspective on Environmental Sensitivities:  
_http://www.chrc-ccdp.ca/research_program_recherche/esensitivities_hypersensibilitee/toc_t
dm-eng.aspx_
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iii  Survey of the medical impact on environmentally hypersensitive  people
and change in habitat, Stephen R. Barron, MD. CCFP,  CMHC Project Manager
Peter Russell, P.eng. 1990-210
iv  
_http://www.chrc-ccdp.ca/legislation_policies/policy_environ_politique-eng.aspx_
(https://go.madmimi.com/redirects/1358870309-bccf6d85256470e9f52a92844c4df74b-ae0aad6?pa=335015159255917299)  Policy approved  by the
Commission on June 15, 2007.
v i)  Nova Scotia Environmental Health Centre (NSEHC) health care  
utilization for those diagnosed with MCS was almost twice the  provincial average
decreased to normal after NSEHC treatment  (Fox et al, 2007)
ii) Ontario Environmental Health Clinic chart  review indicated functional
impairments despite high previous  health care utilization (Lavergne et al,  
2010)

 
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