from Jon Gelman's Workers Compensation blogAsbestos Ban In Canada Gets Boast - Parti Quebecois Wins Election!: "...the Parti Quebecois (PQ) said this week that, if it's elected, it would cancel a $58-million loan Quebec's Liberal government approved to help reopen the Jeffrey Mine, one of Canada's last asbestos mines."
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Feb 18, 2010
The Canadian Journal of Medicine had also endorsed a ban on Canadian asbestos production. "Canada's government must put an end to this death-dealing charade. Canada must immediately drop its opposition to placing ...
Aug 01, 2011
Our northern neighbor, Canada. Asbestos has not been mined in the US since 2002. The US imports 99% of the asbestos it consumed from Canada. In fact the US consumed 1,040 metric tons in 2010 which was an increased ...
Sep 05, 2011
The documentary, directed by Ontario filmmaker Kathleen Mullen, is “a personal investigation into the continued use of asbestos” and details her father's tragic death due to exposure to asbestos from Canadian mining.
Dec 11, 2011
To this day there is no asbestos ban in effect in the US. The Canadian asbestos industry still exports asbestos fiber used in the US and other parts of the world. On Thursday, The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization ...
Even the biggest Brazilian trade union supports to ban asbestos because of it's material that contains danger to every individuals help. Asbestos deaths and of workers and members of the public make the government to take actions. However nowadays there are some asbestos removal companies like Asbestos Removal in Vancouver that are using the latest application and educating homeowners when it comes to asbestos problems.
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