asbestos ban
Calgary's water emergency is just the start
What many Canadians are blissfully unaware of is that aging asbestos cement water pipes make up a large number of water main breaks.
Asbestos cement water pipes petition tabled in House of Commons
How can swallowing asbestos from old water pipes cause cancer in Americans and not Canadians?
The asbestos industry is fanning the flames of resentment. We must make them stop
The asbestos lobby uses the same tactic as the Alberta oil industry — vilifying its opponents as enemies secretly working for foreign interests who wish to destroy the livelihoods of local communities, writes former director of the BC Human Rights Commission Kathleen Ruff.
Canada's ban on asbestos to take effect but mining residues are exempt
Canada's new asbestos ban will not prevent companies in Quebec from sifting through the waste left over from decades of mining asbestos to look for magnesium.