Sutton first municipality in Canada to ask for a moratorium on 5G technology

Erring on the side of caution, Sutton Town Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Dec. 4, 2010, asking the federal government "to declare a moratorium on the deployment of the 5G cellular network until various studies have reached a consensus on the absence of risk and impact of 5G cellular technology on health and the environment.”

The decision was made in collaboration with citizen group "STOP 5G SUTTON". The goal of the group is to inform on the effects of electromagnetic radiation from wireless technologies on human health and biodiversity. It organizes public events and information workshops that promote a moderate use of these technologies in the awareness of its impact on people and the environment.

According to the group, the Stop 5G movement is present in a growing number of cities in Quebec. In more than 24 countries, such as Switzerland and Italy, where some 20 resolutions calling for a moratorium on 5G have been adopted, citizen opposition continues to grow. Even the Bloc Québécois has declared itself in favour of such a moratorium, the group pointed out in a press release.

In Australia, the efforts of more than 84 Stop 5G groups have led the main cell phone operator to abandon the deployment of new 5G technology whose impact on human health, fauna and flora would be disastrous according to a number of scientists.

Sutton is asking the Canadian federal government to apply "the precautionary principle which dictates that preventive measures be put in place concerning the said risks and impacts" of this new technology, which is much more powerful than any other of its kind.