Standing Committee of Veterans Affairs (SCVA)
ACVA@parl.gc.ca

Sir/Madam,

I came across this email address to contact the Standing Committee of Veterans Affairs (SCVA). I represent a growing group of Veterans and spouses who have either developed cancer or serious illnesses, or spouses of those veterans. We have developed a website and have been contacting VAC, BPA, VRAB, local MP, PHAC, VAC Ombud, DND Ombuds, CF Health Services and there was discussion about contacting W5.

We are not a group of disgruntled veterans. We are organized, intelligent and motivated in our attempts to get VAC to recognize that a certain toxic chemical, Carbon Tetrachloride (CTC) has been causing the cancers, and deaths of many CF members. Our website is: www.veteranswithcancer.com and is drawing increasing support with each day.

We have amassed considerable literature and Occupational Medicine specialists to support that CTC will cause cancer and identified the pathway. In addition, as recently as Dec 2022, the US EPA revised their classification of CTC to be "unreasonably hazardous to injury to human health". The US passed the Promise To Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act in 2022 where toxic chemicals, including CTC and certain diseases are considered presumptuous when applying to the DVA.

There is much more information and we are prepared to appear on video before your committee as witnesses. We have attempted to reach out to whomever will listen. Our last resort but, most convincing and cause undue attention in an election year will be to contact various media outlets.

We respectfully request that this be the topic of your next meeting of the SCVA. Failing that, provide a contact of who can help us, or ideally have the Minister of Veteran Affairs conduct an MS Teams meeting with those that represent www.veteranswithcancer.com

Thank you,

Randall (Randy) Hladun CD
Warrant Officer (ret'd)
www.veteranswithcancer.com

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