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Asbestos Action Alert
Dear Friend,
We are asking you to show solidarity with asbestos victims in the Third World and support the campaign to demand the Canadian government ban asbestos mining and exports. Asbestos kills over 100,000 people every year, and Canada is a major player in the death-dealing industry.
In a change of tactics, we’re not targeting all Conservative Members of Parliament (MPs) - but just one. A number of other like-minded organizations are also ‘adopting’ a MP and focusing their efforts on convincing him/her what their party is doing is wrong, unethical and immoral.
In our case – we have chosen to focus our efforts on the Federal Environment Minister, the Hon. Peter Kent, MP for Thornhill, Ontario.... Read more »
CETA: Social and environmental standards at stake in EU-Canada trade agreement
Submitted by Janet Eaton on Mon, 2011-06-13 23:48
Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament today welcomed negotiation of an EU trade agreement with Canada. But they warned the Commission against opening the EU market to GMOs or giving up key demands such as legally-binding social and environmental standards. S&D Euro MP Vital Moreira, author of a parliamentary resolution on the issue, said: "Increasing opportunities in terms of market access is essential, but the Commission must be equally ambitious when it comes to sustainable development by supporting initiatives to help tackle climate change, promote legally binding human rights and social and environmental standards, as well as corporate social responsibility."
http://www.socialistsanddemocrats.eu/gpes/public/detail.htm?id=135805&se...... Read more »
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CETA: MEPs favour EU-Canada trade deal, but worry about seals, tar sand oil and asbestos
Submitted by Janet Eaton on Mon, 2011-06-13 23:39
Whilst welcoming progress in negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), the European Parliament nonetheless raised some potential concerns; one was the environmental impact of extracting oil from tar sands, due to its high CO2 emissions and its local impact on biodiversity. Another was serious harm to the health of workers mining asbestos, the processing and use of which is already banned in the EU.... Read more »
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Minister Flaherty: Stop Funding The Chrysotile Institute
2011-02-15
Dear Minister Flaherty:
We request that, in the budget you are presently preparing, your government stop funding to the Institute. The institute is registered as a lobby group for the asbestos industry and promotes the use of asbestos.
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Groups Urge Feds to Stop Funding Asbestos
Ottawa - Sierra Club Canada is joining with the Canadian Cancer Society, the Canadian Medical Association, the World Health Organization, and other environmental and health organizations in calling for an end to government funding of the Chrysotile Institute. The industry lobby group uses taxpayers money to promote the sale and use of asbestos in developing countries.
"Changing the name from asbestos to chrysotile hasn't resulted in a safer product. Everywhere in the developing world where it is sold there are growing health impacts on some of the poorest people," said John Bennett, Executive Director of Sierra Club Canada.
"Changing the name from asbestos to chrysotile hasn't resulted in a safer product. Everywhere in the developing world where it is sold there are growing health impacts on some of the poorest people," said John Bennett, Executive Director of Sierra Club Canada.
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