Nathan Brandwein<\/p>\n
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60 years ago in the town of Asbestos, Quebec, a new manufacturing plant was unveiled. To pay reverence, the Premier of La Belle Province<\/em> dropped by to bolster The health consequences of asbestos were soon evident. When Quebecasbestos workers began to die abruptly in the 1950s, their lungs were often removed and stored Wolfgang von Paelleske worked in a Scarborough, Ontarioplant in 1955. The alleged purpose of hiding the health effects of asbestos Despite the well documented health effects, the Canadian government has continued to support the exports of asbestos to Third World countries. Sadly, Prime Minister Stephen There is nothing to brag about when ten million people We must push the Canadian government to stop the selling of Nathan Brandwein 60 years ago in the town of Asbestos, Quebec, a new manufacturing plant was unveiled. To pay reverence, the Premier of La Belle Province dropped by to bolster the production of asbestos. Little did the Premier know, the … Continue reading
\nthe production of asbestos. Little did the Premier know, the world\u2019s largest
\nasbestos mine would become the epicentre of one of the most tremulous
\ncontroversies to this day.<\/p>\n
\naway for further study. The lungs showed clear evidence of asbestos related
\ndiseases such as asbestosis and lung cancer. However, some doctors would
\nintentionally hide the truth \u2013 even going to the extent of driving to an
\nasbestos industrial location and concealing the appendages from the public. It
\nwasn\u2019t until recently that, following court order, these medical reports were
\nexposed. They showed out of 708 men tested, all but four showed various levels
\nof suspected lung disease. When the results were published in a 1950s study,
\nhowever, the numbers were radically falsified. According to a secretly obtained
\ndocument, the doctor who released the report claimed that, \u201cAs long as a man
\nfeels well and his physical condition remains good, nothing should be
\nsaid.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nHe opened up bales of asbestos and loaded it into receptacles. Unaware of the
\nhealth risks, Wolfgang believed the \u201cwhite gold\u201d was a cheap, efficient and
\nscientifically approved product. Each day, when he came home blanketed with
\nasbestos, he would embrace his daughter, who would subsequently breathe in the
\nasbestos. His mother would manually scrub his overalls and shake off the grime,
\ndispersing the harmful fibres into the air. After years of ill health, Wolfgang
\nand his mother were diagnosed with mesothelioma (a form of cancer caused by
\nexposure to the fibrous asbestos material) and shortly died. Their daughter,
\nonly middle-aged, is now showing signs of the same ailment.<\/p>\n
\nwas so the owners of the mines could make more money. Beyond hiding vital
\nmedical information, they would even sponsor scientific studies at McGill University
\n(which has had a longstanding partnership with the asbestos industry) to
\nsuppress the evidence. The Quebec Asbestos mining industry provided the McGill
\nclinic with grants of over $1 million in the late 60s \u2013 a pattern that
\ncontinued for years. The measures these doctors and scientists took to hide the
\ntruth were unprecedented. Not only did they undermine the credibility of
\nresearch, they demonstrated a fraudulent approach to science. This deception,
\nmanipulated by the influence of corporations, misinformed thousands of innocent
\nsufferers about the hazards of asbestos. And despite mounting testimony, McGill
\nhas yet to admit its involvement in this process.<\/p>\n
\nHarper went to the asbestos region in Quebec and bragged about the industry, proclaiming, \u201cCanada is one of a number of exporters of Chrysotile and there are a number of countries in which it is legal.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nworldwide are dying of this preventable illness each year. Countless
\nCanadian workers have died from exposure, and to see our own leader speaking
\nout in favour of this poison is infuriating. The government needs to stop
\ncalling it Chrysotile and call it by its real name \u2013 asbestos.<\/p>\n
\nasbestos to Third World countries, as it harms uninformed workers there who are handling this toxin without any protection. It is time for Mr. Harper to put aside economics and focus on terminating this unethical business. The welfare of both Canadian and Third World people should not be compromised by the
\nbusiness mindsets of government, industry and researchers conducting unethical
\npractices for their own interests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"