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Canada will ban asbestos by 2018
Kathleen Ruff, RightOnCanada.ca The Canadian government today announced that it will legislate a comprehensive ban on asbestos and asbestos-containing products by 2018. This historic announcement ends Canada’s century-old policy of mining, using, exporting and promoting asbestos. The announcement was made by four Ministers – the Minister of Science, the Minister of Health, the Minister of […]
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15. December 2016
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