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Protests Overseas Against Canada’s Deadly Asbestos Trade

PROTESTS OVERSEAS AGAINST CANADA’S DEADLY ASBESTOS TRADE Around the world, health experts, trade unionists and social activists have called on Premier Charest and Prime Minister Harper to stop supporting and funding Canada’s deadly asbestos trade. Demonstrations to stop asbestos export were held on Quebec’s National Day, June 24, in the following cities: Hong Kong, [...]

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Overseas Demonstrations Protest Expansion of Quebec Asbestos Mine

Protests in Seoul, South Korea; Washington DC; New York and Brussels, June 24, 2010 OVERSEAS DEMONSTRATIONS PROTEST EXPANSION OF QUEBEC ASBESTOS MINE On Quebec’s national day, June 24, protests took place around the world against a proposed Quebec government $58 million subsidy to revive Quebec’s dying asbestos industry. This subsidy would allow the inidustry to open [...]

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Request for Asbestos Investigation Turned Down

A few stories from February: Quebec Liberals rebuff effort to probe asbestos exports (Globe and Mail, February 17, 2010) Liberals shoot down opposition request to explore risks of exporting asbestos (Winnipeg Free Press, February 17, 2010) Exportation d’amiante – Les libéraux refusent de débattre (radio-canada.ca, le 17 février 2010) Les libéraux refusent de débattre sur l’amiante (La Presse Canadienne, le 17 février 2010) Khadir [...]

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Gazette: On hot seat over asbestos

Another great piece in the Montreal Gazette from last week, written by Michelle Lalonde. The article refers to the letter sent by a group of 14 Canadian physicians that accused Premier Jean Charest of misinformation about the dangers of asbestos. A group of 14 Canadian physicians, including McGill University’s Abby Lippman and Dick Menzies of the [...]

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Press Release: Quebec Premier Charest challenged by scientists for supporting the science on climate change, but not on asbestos

For immediate release: February 10, 2010 RightOnCanada: www.rightoncanada.ca Read here / Lire ici: Letter to Premier Charest, Feb 10 2010 Quebec Premier Charest challenged by scientists for supporting the science on climate change, but not on asbestos While Premier Charest is in Vancouver attending the Olympics, a number of scientists and health advocates have issued him a challenge for [...]

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