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1. Hi Evelyn,

   That is an interesting article and yes, it is indeed shameful that the government continues to support such an industry that long ago should have been shut down!

   Thank you for sharing that article.

   Lucie

   Comment by Lucie LeBlanc Consentino | November 7, 2009 | Reply

   • There is almost complete consensus among Canadians that the industry should be shut down completely – or at least only kept open for only a few highly specific technical uses. Groups have organized to combat the export of this product to third-world countries but it’s a difficult battle.
     It’s all quite a mystery since there are not as many workers who live off this industry as there were in the past. People I talk to would rather reimburse – and resettle – those poor workers who have lost their livelihood, rather than continue this immoral trade.
     Evelyn

     Comment by evelynyvonnetheriault | November 7, 2009 | Reply

2. The CBC recently broadcast a documentary (Canada’s Ugly Secret) showing the appalling conditions for workers in India handling the asbestos we export. Here is the link to watch it: http://www.cbc.ca/national/blog/video/healtheducation/canadas_ugly_secret.html

   The Canadian government tells developing countries that asbestos can be safely used, which is completely untrue. The Quebec & Canadian governments are also failing to protect Canadian workers from asbestos. It is the biggest killer of Canadian workers, but the Quebec and the federal government allow workers to be exposed to ten times higher amounts of asbestos than does the U.S., the European Union and the rest of the developed world. This is a public health scandal and Canadian workers and their families will pay a heavy price for this for years to come.

   The NDP and the Liberals have both called for asbestos to be banned. The last national political leader supporting asbestos is P.M. Harper. You can go to the following website and click and send him a letter to do the right thing and ban asbestos – http://www.rightoncanada.ca.

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   Comment by Kathleen Ruff | November 8, 2009 | Reply

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   Comment by aced4life | November 8, 2009 | Reply

4. Fifteen health leaders in Quebec have called on the government to stop the mining and export of asbestos, as the World Health Organization, the Canadian Cancer Society and the Canadian Medical Association have asked and to provide transition assistance to the remaining 340 asbestos miners.
   See article: http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/704763

   To read a report on Canada’s asbestos history, see Exporting Harm at
   http://www.rideauinstitute.ca/file-library/exportingharmweb.pdf (English)

   http://www.rideauinstitute.ca/file-library/exportingharmFRweb.pdf (French)

   Kathleen

   Comment by Kathleen Ruff | November 8, 2009 | Reply

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