CANADIAN GOVERNMENT ABANDONS ASBESTOS TRADE AFTER INDUSTRY LOSES INVESTMENT GUARANTEES
October 1st, 2012
BY LEAH GERMAIN
THE CANADIAN government has confirmed that it will not interfere with the Québec government's plans to close down the province's asbestos mining industry, declaring the country's controversial trade to be at an end. Instead, Ottawa plans on supporting international efforts to list asbestos as a hazardous material under a global agreement to warn importers of potential dangers of the product.
Canada's industry minister Christian Paradis [CORRECT SPELLING] said last month (Sept 14) the federal government would be providing up to CAD50 million to ...
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