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  1. Agent Orange Investigations at Base Gagetown. Agent Orange is an unregistered herbicide and chemical defoliant that was created by the U.S. military in the 1960s for U.S. military brush control and vegetation management. For three days in June 1966 and four days in June 1967, Agent Orange, Agent Purple, Agent White, and other herbicides were ...

  2. Dec 16, 2014 · Agent Orange, a toxic herbicide, was sprayed at CFB Gagetown in 1966 and 1967 by the U.S.-military, with permission from Canada. It's now known that exposure can lead to skin disorders, liver ...

  3. Mar 6, 2024 · In 2007, the Canadian government established a $95.6 million fund to compensate Canadian military members who may have been exposed to Agent Orange during limited test spraying at CFB Gagetown in ...

  4. Jul 23, 2021 · By late November 2005, 300 of the 800 troops of the Black Watch stationed at CFB Gagetown — and believed to have been exposed to Agent Orange — had already died. By the fall of 2007, the government allocated nearly $96 million to provide individual compensation up to $20,000.

  5. Apr 4, 2024 · Agent Orange was also covertly used in Laos and Cambodia during the same conflict as the American Government broadened their campaign during the war. According to the Aspen Institute , millions of acres of crop land have been defoliated by the herbicide, causing massive environmental damage and loss of seed stock and animal diversity in South Vietnam.

  6. Sep 12, 2007 · ACBC investigative report two years ago first revealed the extent of the spraying at CFB Gagetown that started in the 1950s to clear dense brush. Veterans Affairs Minister Greg Thompson said aone ...

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  8. Mar 2, 2024 · The Canadian investigation found two instances of spraying of Agent Orange in 1966 and 1967, and notes that “all herbicides used at Base Gagetown were regulated and used in accordance with all ...

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