November 30th, 2007, 01:33 PM
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The recent Hazardous Materials Act actually allows the import, marketing and sale of children's toys containing asbestos. It's high time that Canada put an end to the asbestos mining industry. I think most Canadians are probably unaware of our own track record when it comes to this hazardous chemical. Kudos to the NDP for actually making an issue of this.
OTTAWA - The NDP is calling on the federal government to shut down the asbestos mining industry and scrap "horrifying" regulations that allow the use of asbestos in children's toys and other products.
New Democrat MPs Pat Martin and Libby Davies produced test results Friday showing that the cancer-causing material is present in a popular new children's toy.
They say the toy CSI Fingerprint Examination Kit contains five per cent tremolite asbestos, a particularly virile form of the element.
Martin says it's like putting razor blades in Halloween apples.
The NDP says the Conservative government has fallen prey to "aggressive industry lobbyists" and is keeping its head in the sand about the dangers of asbestos.
Davies says Canada, which exports 200,000 tonnes of asbestos each year, should develop a relief program for workers and shut down the industry.
New Democrat MPs Pat Martin and Libby Davies produced test results Friday showing that the cancer-causing material is present in a popular new children's toy.
They say the toy CSI Fingerprint Examination Kit contains five per cent tremolite asbestos, a particularly virile form of the element.
Martin says it's like putting razor blades in Halloween apples.
The NDP says the Conservative government has fallen prey to "aggressive industry lobbyists" and is keeping its head in the sand about the dangers of asbestos.
Davies says Canada, which exports 200,000 tonnes of asbestos each year, should develop a relief program for workers and shut down the industry.
