{"id":32211,"date":"2024-03-06T04:55:46","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T09:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ckms.ca\/?p=32211"},"modified":"2024-03-06T04:55:46","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T09:55:46","slug":"maine-questions-canadian-study-of-agent-orange-use-at-new-brunswick-military-base","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/?p=32211","title":{"rendered":"Maine questions Canadian study of Agent Orange use at New Brunswick military base"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"FREDERICTON \u2014 Maine\u2019s state legislature has called for a new investigation into the use of herbicides, including Agent Orange, in the 1960s on a southern New Brunswick military base, describing a Canadian study that found no risks to human health as flawed. The potential links between health problems and the use of Agent Orange at [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n

Source: Maine questions Canadian study of Agent Orange use at New Brunswick military base<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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two tings i should find out: who is “eligible”? and what are the health impacts. i don’t recall ever seeing barrels of suspect chemicals, but i did cover a lot of ground when I was there ’81-85-uish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“However, as compensation for the possible exposure to \u201cunregistered U.S. herbicides\u201d on the base, the government of Canada gave eligible people a sum of $20,000.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The potential links between health problems and the use of Agent Orange at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown need to be re-evaluated, says a report released in January by the 10-member Gagetown Harmful Chemical Study Commission<\/a>.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

near as I can tell, eligible is 1966 & 1967 (so not me), on base or living within 5km of Gagetown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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here’s where I read most of this: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

army-guy-gagetown-agent-orange-1966-1967-meeting-2-materials-11-30-23-2024-03-06-04-26<\/a>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

health effects:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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