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cory777 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-24-11 11:49 PM
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Agent Orange 'used to clear Canadian roads until 1980s'
Source: BBC News

Canadian officials have acknowledged the country used Agent Orange to clear roadside brush as late as the 1980s.

Provincial Transportation Minister Kathleen Wynne promised an inquiry after the Toronto Star revealed use of the Vietnam War-era defoliant.

The chemical was used by the US military to strip Vietnam's jungles.

Vietnam says Agent Orange is responsible for massively high instances of genetic defects in areas that were sprayed.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12573599



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defendandprotect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-25-11 12:13 AM
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1. Unbelievable ... !!!
Wow!!

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tuvor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-25-11 12:39 AM
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2. Ontario, specifically...
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glinda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-25-11 12:40 AM
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3. Have a dear friend who has battled C and other horrible health problems who lives in that area.
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