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Charest Government Expected to Support Jeffrey Mine
The Government of Quebec is expected to make an announcement about their support
for the Jeffrey Asbestos Mine sometime soon. Anti-
The Canadian Cancer Society, Canadian Medical Association, World Health Organization and the majority of Canadians do not support asbestos and want to see the industry end. Despite the opposition, Jean Charest and Stephen Harper continue to support an industry responsible for 1,000 Canadian deaths each year.
The Truth About Asbestos
Dr. Barry Castleman
Anybody who talks about controlled asbestos use is either a liar or a fool.
Keith Riel was president of Canadian Auto Workers Local 524 nearly a decade ago when
the union pushed for a special medical intake clinic and a 10-
Riel, now retired from GE and a city councillor, isn’t surprised that in the years since the WSIB has paid out on more than 100 claims from GE workers and their survivors. He told The Examiner he thought the number should be higher.
“Hopefully the people, and widows, are getting what they deserve,” Riel said. Aileen Hughes can only shake her head about the scope of the illnesses. Hughes’s husband, Morris, died from mesothelioma in September 2003.