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Quebec Eyes Ban On Fracking

CP | Andy Blatchford, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.20.2012 | Canada Business
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MONTREAL - Within 24 hours of taking office, the new Parti Quebecois government slammed the door on two controversial industries and dropped a hint ab...

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Feds Do 180 On Asbestos

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 11.14.2012 | Canada Politics
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Industry Minister Christian Paradis has announced Canada will no longer oppose the inclusion of chrysotile asbestos as a hazardous chemical in the Rot...

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Au Revoir, Asbestos

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 10.29.2012 | Canada Politics
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MONTREAL - The party considered the front-runner in the Quebec election is poised to shut down what's left of Canada's asbestos industry, following it...

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Lifeline For A Troubled Industry

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 08.29.2012 | Canada Business
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ASBESTOS, Que. - Canada's beleaguered asbestos industry, which has been a target of activists who link its product to cancer, has been given a $58 mil...

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Asbestos Production Quietly Stops

CP | Andy Blatchford, The Canadian Press | Posted 01.24.2012 | Canada Politics
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MONTREAL - Canada's once-mighty asbestos sector has ground to a halt for the first time in 130 years, as production of the controversial fibre has sta...

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Tories Accused Of Exporting Death

HuffingtonPost.com | Althia Raj | Posted 01.01.2012 | Canada Politics
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UPDATE: The Conservatives and three members of the Bloc Quebecois voted together to defeat the NDP's opposition motion to ban the export of asbestos T...

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Firm Wants More Time For Asbestos Mine Revival

CP | Benjamin Shingler, The Canadian Press | Posted 10.14.2011 | Canada
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MONTREAL - A Montreal company trying to revive one of the country's last remaining asbestos mines has requested another extension on a deadline set by...

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Ottawa Rejected Asbestos Advice From Health Canada

CBC News | Posted 08.14.2011 | Canada Politics
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CBC -- The Canadian government rejected advice from Health Canada that asbestos be added to a global list of hazardous materials in 2006, CBC News has...

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