Day 2
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\nDate: May 8, 2026<\/p>\n
INTRODUCTION & WELCOME:<\/strong><\/p>\n Rohini Peris<\/strong>, President & CEO, the Environmental Health Association of Canada and the Environmental Health Association of Qu\u00e9bec <\/p>\n Opening Remarks, Women’s College Hospital<\/strong><\/p>\n Riina Bray, BASc, MSc, MD, FCFP, MHSc<\/strong>, Medical Director, Environmental Health Clinic, Women’s College Hospital<\/p>\n The role of clinical leadership in advancing awareness, care, and advocacy for people living with MCS. <\/p>\n Opening Remarks, Parliamentary Secretary<\/strong><\/p>\n Leslie Church,<\/strong> Parliamentary Secretary to the Secretaries of State for Labour, for Seniors, and for Children and Youth, and to the Minister of Jobs and Families (Persons with Disabilities)<\/p>\n Remarks on the federal government’s role in employment, skills, and social policy development for people with disabilities. <\/p>\n Director General, Office des personnes handicap\u00e9es du Qu\u00e9bec (OPHQ)<\/strong><\/p>\n Daniel Jean<\/strong>, Director General, Office des personnes handicap\u00e9es du Qu\u00e9bec (OPHQ)<\/p>\n Nearly 40 years of management experience across community and government programs serving people with disabilities. <\/p>\n Chemicals Risk Assessment under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) and the Chemicals Management Plan (CMP)<\/strong><\/p>\n Nazem El Husseini, PhD<\/strong>, Scientific Evaluator, Existing Substances Risk Assessment Bureau (ESRAB), Health Canada<\/p>\n The general process of chemicals risk assessment under CEPA and the CMP, recent legislative changes, and examples relevant to respiratory sensitivity. <\/p>\n Advancing Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) Internationally: A Collective Journey of Inclusion and Progress<\/strong><\/p>\n Collaborative video featuring leaders and experts working in MCS worldwide <\/p>\n International Perspective (Video): Lived Experience, Public Service, and Advancing Recognition in Mexico<\/strong><\/p>\n Norma Alejandra Quilant\u00e1n Casta\u00f1\u00f3n, MSc<\/strong>, public servant, Mexico’s electoral system; Human Rights Promoter, INREDDHHI<\/p>\n Advocacy for raising awareness of environmental exposures on health, particularly in the workplace, in a country where MCS remains largely unrecognized. <\/p>\n Winning Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) Appeals: Lessons from WSIAT Decisions 953\/21 & 954\/21<\/strong><\/p>\n Bruce Zevallos,<\/strong> Paralegal at RCR Legal Services Professional Corporation<\/p>\n Two tribunal decisions show how MCS-related workplace illness claims can be recognized without definitive diagnostic tests, using exposure history and timing of symptoms. <\/p>\n Leveraging Educational Tools to Reduce Chemical Exposures in Indoor Environments<\/strong><\/p>\n Caroline Barakat, PhD<\/strong>, Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Ontario Tech University<\/p>\n Evidence-informed educational toolkits designed to support safer consumer choices and modest behaviour change around everyday chemical exposure. <\/p>\n Why Not Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS)? 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Buck, PhD<\/strong>, Professor of Medical Geology at the University of Nevada Las Vegas<\/p>\n The scale of natural and human-made chemicals in today’s environment, and the economic, regulatory, and legal forces shaping current exposure conditions. <\/p>\n Nutrition, Food Intolerances, and Symptom Management in Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS)<\/strong><\/p>\n Jennifer Armstrong, MD<\/strong>, Founder and Medical Director at the Ottawa Environmental Health Clinic<\/p>\n Co-occurring food intolerances in MCS, common dietary triggers, and practical elimination and rotation diets for safe, sustainable management. <\/p>\n From Evidence to Action: Advancing Research, Accessibility, and Community Empowerment in Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS)<\/strong><\/p>\n Rohini Peris<\/strong>, President & CEO, Environmental Health Association of Canada, and the Environmental Health Association of Qu\u00e9bec<\/p>\n Current ASEQ-EHAQ research initiatives on MCS, plain-language resources bridging science and real-world application, and upcoming community participation. <\/p>\n Civil Society Panel: Advancing Inclusion, Rights, and Systems Change<\/strong> * Rohini Peris<\/strong>, President and CEO of the Environmental Health Association of Canada and the Environmental Health Association of Qu\u00e9bec Video<\/a>\u00a0Summary<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Recognition Ceremony & Closing of RESILIENCE 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Bill Adair, Maureen Haan, Valerie Leitch, Ginger Major, Shelley Petit<\/strong> Honouring Bill Adair, Maureen Haan, Valerie Leitch, Ginger Major, and Shelley Petit for their advocacy, followed by closing reflections and the conclusion of RESILIENCE 2026. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Day 2 VIDEOS & SUMMARIES ASL AVAILABLE Date: May 8, 2026 INTRODUCTION & WELCOME: Rohini Peris, President & CEO, the Environmental Health Association of Canada and the Environmental Health Association of Qu\u00e9bec Michel Gaudet, Executive Director of the Environmental Health Association of Canada and the Environmental Health Association of Qu\u00e9bec Robert Lattanzio, LLB, Lawyer & Executive Director, ARCH Disability Law […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-20708","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aseq-ehaq.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20708","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aseq-ehaq.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aseq-ehaq.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aseq-ehaq.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aseq-ehaq.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20708"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/aseq-ehaq.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20708\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21213,"href":"https:\/\/aseq-ehaq.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20708\/revisions\/21213"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aseq-ehaq.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nMichel Gaudet<\/strong>, Executive Director of the Environmental Health Association of Canada and the Environmental Health Association of Qu\u00e9bec
\nRobert Lattanzio, LLB<\/strong>, Lawyer & Executive Director, ARCH Disability Law Center
\nSheridan Baker, PhD<\/strong>, publishing specialist with the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH), MDPI
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\nTopics: Disability rights, healthcare access, community organizing, systems reform<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n* Michel Gaudet<\/strong>, Executive Director, Environmental Health Association of Canada and the Environmental Health Association of Qu\u00e9bec
\n* Ginger Major<\/strong>, Person with lived experience of MCS
\n* Valerie Leitch<\/strong>, Person with lived experience of MCS
\n* Shelley Petit<\/strong>, Chair of the New Brunswick Coalition of Persons with Disabilities
\n* Paul-Claude B\u00e9rub\u00e9<\/strong>, LLB, Executive Director of COPHAN
\n* Robert Lattanzio,<\/strong> LLB, Lawyer & Executive Director, ARCH Disability Law Center
\n* Anne L\u00e9vesque<\/strong>, co-chair of the Council on Canadians with Disability’s Disability Justice Litigation Initiative
\n* Bill Adair<\/strong>, Director of Community Development for Accessibrand
\n* Pierre Essoh<\/strong>, Executive Director of the Nunavummi Disabilities Makinnasuaqtiit Society (NDMS)
\n* Maureen Haan<\/strong>, President and CEO of the Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work (CCRW)
\n* Jonathan Lai<\/strong>, Executive Director of Autism Alliance of Canada
\n* Julia McEathron<\/strong>, National Coordinator of the Indigenous Disability Canada (IDC) \/ B.C. Aboriginal Network on Disability Society (BCANDS)
\n* Freda Uwa<\/strong>, National Executive Director of Independent Living Canada<\/p>\n
\nRobert Lattanzio, LLB, Lawyer & Executive Director, ARCH Disability Law Center<\/strong>
\nMichel Gaudet<\/strong>, Executive Director, Environmental Health Association of Canada and the Environmental Health Association of Qu\u00e9bec
\nRohini Peris<\/strong>, President & CEO, Environmental Health Association of Canada and the Environmental Health Association of Qu\u00e9bec<\/p>\n
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