{"id":1172,"date":"2011-09-13T06:31:06","date_gmt":"2011-09-13T10:31:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightoncanada.ca\/?p=1172"},"modified":"2011-09-13T06:32:38","modified_gmt":"2011-09-13T10:32:38","slug":"1172","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rightoncanada.ca\/?p=1172","title":{"rendered":"Supporting the use and export of asbestos violates your duty as a physician, medical experts & health defenders tell Dr Kellie Leitch"},"content":{"rendered":"

OPEN LETTER TO DR KELLIE LEITCH<\/strong><\/p>\n

September 12, 2011<\/p>\n

Dr Kellie Leitch, MD, MBA, FRCS (C), MP<\/p>\n

Advisor on Healthy Children & Youth to the Canadian Minister of Health<\/p>\n

House of Commons<\/p>\n

Ottawa, Ontario<\/p>\n

Dear Dr Leitch:<\/p>\n

We are shocked to read your recent comments\u00a0 (http:\/\/www.simcoe.com\/news\/article\/1074941\u2013leitch-toes-the-line-onasbestos<\/a>) in which you apparently reject reputable medical authorities and instead endorse the dangerous medical misinformation of the asbestos industry.<\/p>\n

Of course, if what was reported in the newspaper is inaccurate and you do, in fact, support the Canadian Medical Association, which just over a week ago called Canada\u2019s export of asbestos \u201cunethical and shameful behaviour,\u201d we would be delighted. However, if you have been quoted accurately, we have grave concerns about what appears to be your violation of the most fundamental standard required of all medical doctors: do no harm.<\/p>\n

The history of the asbestos industry, just like that of the tobacco industry, is littered with medical doctors who suppressed and denied the clear evidence of asbestos harm in order to serve the interests of the asbestos industry. Over the past decade, more than a million people in industrialized countries have died unnecessary, painful deaths as a result.<\/p>\n

Now the asbestos industry is creating a repeat of this public health disaster in developing countries, using the same deadly misinformation that asbestos can be safely used and that breathing high levels of chrysotile asbestos fibres will cause no harm to health.<\/p>\n

It is unconscionable that you, as a prominent Canadian medical doctor, would add your name to the group of doctors who have betrayed their calling to advance their economic or political ambitions. In our efforts to prevent further deaths from asbestos, we expected opposition from the asbestos lobby; we did not expect to face opposition from a physician.<\/p>\n

The excuses you are quoted as having put forward to justify your support for Canada\u2019s export of asbestos are in our opinion deceptive.<\/p>\n

1) You state that it is up to other countries to decide whether to buy Canada\u2019s asbestos. This avoids the issue that the Canadian government, with the help of the official emblem and flag of Canada, markets asbestos to these countries with deadly misinformation that our asbestos is not causing harm to health. Furthermore, under international human rights law, our ethical obligation is towards the people overseas, not towards their governments or asbestos traders.<\/p>\n

Impoverished workers overseas and children exposed to Canada\u2019s asbestos in their schools have no choice in the matter, no information and no protection. Yet they are the ones whose lives will be destroyed. We suggest to you that, ethically, you do not have the right to wash your hands of the harm you are causing people overseas.<\/p>\n

2) You state that your medical specialty is bones. You neglect to mention, however, that former Minister of Health, Tony Clement, appointed you as the federal government\u2019s\u00a0 Advisor on Healthy Children and Youth. In that role, you submitted a 219-page report to the Minister, which covered the whole gamut of issues affecting children\u2019s health, not just bones (2007 Health Canada Report: Reaching For The Top: A Report by the Advisor on Healthy Children & Youth, Dr Kellie Leitch, http:\/\/www.hc-sc.gc.ca\/hl-vs\/pubs\/child-enfant\/advisorconseillere\/ index-eng.php).<\/p>\n

Your report, in fact, included a section on threats to health posed by environmental contaminants, so presumably you felt that you had expertise to advise the government in this area. As you will surely agree, children exposed to broken and deteriorated asbestos-cement products placed in their schools and littering their communities are being exposed to an environmental contaminant endangering their health.<\/p>\n

Here is one of the recommendations you made in your report with regard to environmental hazards:<\/p>\n

Child, Youth, and the Environment<\/strong> (page 165)<\/p>\n

– Identify biological indicators of environmental substances that have or could have an impact on health outcomes of children and youth; and<\/em><\/p>\n

– Identify potential hazardous materials that could impact upon the health of children and youth.<\/em><\/p>\n

We suggest to you that, ethically, you do not have the right to use a double standard with regard to children. A child is a child is a child.<\/p>\n

Below is a recent photo showing a child in Indonesia exposed to harm from Canada\u2019s LAB Chrysotile Inc. asbestos. You would not permit a Canadian child to be harmed in this way. In our opinion, as a medical doctor, you cannot be complicit with children overseas being thus harmed.<\/p>\n

We therefore call on you to cease supporting medical misinformation that will cause illness and death to children and adults overseas.<\/p>\n

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Photo: Muchamad Darisman, Djabesmen asbestos-cement factory, Indonesia, 2011<\/p>\n

We find it inexplicable that you have chosen not to answer the letter of August 18, sent to you by over two hundred and fifty medical doctors and leading health experts from around the world and that we had to learn of your position through an article in a local newspaper in your constituency (http:\/\/www.simcoe.com\/news\/article\/1074941–leitch-toes-the-line-onasbestos).<\/p>\n

Again, we would be delighted to learn that the newspaper misquoted you but we do need to hear this directly from you. Until then, we can only assume that you have chosen knowingly to cause harm and violate your medical oath. Moreover, although it may seem that supporting the use and export of asbestos might advance your political career, we suggest that doing so is incompatible with your duty as a physician.<\/p>\n

We urgently await your prompt response.<\/p>\n

Dr Fernand Turcotte, MD, MPH, FRCPC, Professor Emeritus of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universit\u00e9 Laval, Qu\u00e9bec, G1K 7P4<\/p>\n

Dr Yv Bonnier Viger, MD, MSc, MM, FRCPC, CMSQ; M\u00e9decin sp\u00e9cialiste en sant\u00e9 publique et m\u00e9decine pr\u00e9ventive; M\u00e9decin conseil \u00e0 la Direction de sant\u00e9 publique de Chaudi\u00e8re-Appalaches; Directeur du D\u00e9partement de m\u00e9decine sociale et pr\u00e9ventive de l’Universit\u00e9 Laval; Pr\u00e9sident de l’Association des m\u00e9decins sp\u00e9cialistes en sant\u00e9 communautaire du Qu\u00e9bec<\/p>\n

Dr Jean Zigby, MD, CCFP, Family Physician, Palliative Care Specialist; President, Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, Montr\u00e9al, Qu\u00e9bec<\/p>\n

Dr Colin L. Soskolne, PhD, Professor, School of Public Health, University of Alberta; Fellow, American College of Epidemiology; Fellow, Collegium Ramazzini, Immediate Past-President, Canadian Society for Epidemiology and Biostatistics; Alberta<\/p>\n

Dr \u00c9ric Notebaert, M.D., MSc, CSPQ, Professeur Agr\u00e9g\u00e9, Facult\u00e9 de M\u00e9decine, Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al.; Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment; Scientific Circle, David Suzuki Foundation, Qu\u00e9bec<\/p>\n

Dr Alan Abelsohn, MBChB, CCFP, FCFP, Family Physician: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Family and Community Medicine, and Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; Member of Environmental Health Committees, Ontario and Canadian College of Family Physicians; Chair, World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA) Environment Committee, Ontario<\/p>\n

Dr Sophie Gosselin M.D, CSPQ, FRCPC-EM, Attending Emergency Physician & Clinical Toxicologist, Mc Gill University Health Centre; Assistant Professor of Medicine, McGill University, Qu\u00e9bec<\/p>\n

Dr Abby Lippman, PhD, Professor Emerita, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Qu\u00e9bec<\/p>\n

Dr John Keyserlingk, MD, MSC, FRCS, FACS, Chirurgie en Oncologie, Centre h\u00f4pital de St-Mary, H\u00f4pital g\u00e9n\u00e9ral; H\u00f4pital du Sacr\u00e9-Coeur, Montr\u00e9al; Directeur m\u00e9dical, Centre d\u2019oncologie, Ville Marie, Qu\u00e9bec<\/p>\n

Dr John O\u2019Connor, MD, Family Physician; Health Director, Fort McKay First Nation, Alberta; advocate for the health of First Nations communities downstream of the Alberta Tarsands; board member, Safe Drinking Water Foundation, Alberta<\/p>\n

Dr Pierre Gosselin, MD, MPH, Professeur adjoint de clinique, D\u00e9partement de m\u00e9decine sociale et pr\u00e9ventive, Facult\u00e9 de m\u00e9decine, Universit\u00e9 Laval, Qu\u00e9bec<\/p>\n

Dr Cathy Vakil MD, CFPC, FCFP, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Family Medicine, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario<\/p>\n

Dr Neil Arya, BASc, MD, CCFP, FCFP, D Litt, Adjunct Professor, Environment and Resource Studies and Health Studies and Gerontology, University of Waterloo; Assistant Clinical Professor, Family Medicine, McMaster University; Adjunct Professor, Family Medicine; Director, Office of Global Health<\/p>\n

Dr Warren Bell, MD, past founding President, Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, British Columbia; Past President, Association of Complementary and Integrative Physicians of BC; Rural Preceptor, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, BC<\/p>\n

Dr. Carole O’Beirne, M.Sc., M.D., FRCPC Pediatrics, Staff Pediatrician, Department of Pediatrics, Toronto East General Hospital; Part-time Associate Staff, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Sick Kids Hospital; Lecturer, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario<\/p>\n

Dr Edward W. Keyserlingk, LL.M., Ph.D (retired), former Director, Biomedical Ethics Unit, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University; former Public Service Integrity Officer, Government of Canada; former member of the Law Reform Commission of Canada; Montr\u00e9al, Qu\u00e9bec<\/p>\n

Dr James Brophy, PhD, University of Windsor; former Executive Director, Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers, Ontario<\/p>\n

Dr. Sadhana Prasad, BSc, MD, FRCP(C), FACP, Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine (Geriatrics), McMaster University; Director, Center for Bone Health, Kitchener, Ontario<\/p>\n

Dr Margaret Keith, PhD, University of Windsor; former Research Co-ordinator, Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers, Ontario<\/p>\n

Dr Josette Wier, MD, Smithers, BC<\/p>\n

Dr Syeda Fatima, MD. FRCPC, Waterloo, Ontario<\/p>\n

Dr Monica Campbell, Ph.D., Director, Healthy Public Policy, Toronto Public Health, Toronto, Ontario<\/p>\n

Dr Loren Vanderlinden, PhD, Supervisor, Environmental Health Assessment & Policy, Healthy Public Policy Directorate, Toronto Public Health, Toronto, Ontario<\/p>\n

Dr Micheline Beaudry, Ph.D., professeure retrait\u00e9e de nutrition publique, Universit\u00e9, Laval, Qu\u00e9bec<\/p>\n

Dr John A. Boan, Ph.D., LL.D., Professor Emeritus, University of Regina, Saskatoon<\/p>\n

Dr Ian McD Simpson, MB. BChir., CCFP, FCFP, Semi-retired Family Physician; President, Newfoundland Chapter, College Family Physicians, Newfoundland<\/p>\n

Dr Georgina Wilcock MB, ChB, FRCS(C), Corporate Chief of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Scarborough Hospital; Health critic for the Green party of Canada<\/p>\n

Kevin Hedges, BSc, DipEd, MAppSc, CIH, COH, Certified Occupational Hygienist, Toronto, Ontario<\/p>\n

Dr Lorna M Medd, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, Duncan, British Columbia<\/p>\n

Dr Elizabeth Guptill MD, CCFP(C); Past Preceptor, Dalhousie University; Member, Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, Physicians for Global Survival, Bridgewater, Nova Scotia<\/p>\n

Dr John Dove, MDCM, CCFP, FCFP, Family Medicine\/Anesthesia, Dryden, Ontario<\/p>\n

Dr Janet Ray, BScOT, MD, Staff Physician, University of Victoria; President of the Association of Complementary and Integrative Physicians of BC, Victoria, British Columbia<\/p>\n

Dr Jerilynn C. Prior, MD, FRCPC, Professor of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC<\/p>\n

Dr. Deborah Pink, Resident Physician, University of Toronto, Ontario<\/p>\n

Dr. Ilona Grymonpre, Nelson, British Columbia<\/p>\n

Meyer Brownstone, Chair Emeritus of Oxfam Canada; Professor Emeritu, University of Toronto, Political economy, Ontario<\/p>\n

Dr Rosana Pellizzari, MD, CCFP, MSC, FRCPC, Medical Officer of Health, Peterborough County-City Health Unit, Ontario<\/p>\n

Dr Richard Rusk, DVM, MD, CCFP, MPH, Medical Officer of Health \u2013 Environment, Public Health and Primary Care, Winnipeg, Manitoba<\/p>\n

Dr Hedy Fry, MD, MP, former President, Vancouver and British Columbia Medical Associations; Liberal Critic for Health, Vancouver, British Columbia<\/p>\n

Dr Kirsty Duncan, PhD, MP, former Adjunct Professor, global environmental processes, Royal Roads University; former Adjunct Professor, corporate social responsibility, University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management, Ontario<\/p>\n

Theodora Carroll, founder and former Executive Director of Oxfam-Quebec and Oxfam-America; former Executive Director, World Law Foundation; former President, EcoVision; former consultant for: Canadian International Development Agency, World Bank, Asian Development Bank, Environment Canada, Health Canada, British Columbia<\/p>\n

Dr. Anne Marie Mingiardi, MD, Waterloo, Ontario<\/p>\n

Dr Claire Nowlan, MD, CCFP, Victoria, British Columbia<\/p>\n

Jacquelyn Gerlach, BScN, MSc, RN(EC), Waterloo, Ontario<\/p>\n

Kathleen Ruff, Senior human rights adviser, Rideau Institute; recipient of 2011 National Public Health Hero Award, Canadian Public Health Association; author, Exporting Harm: How Canada markets asbestos to the developing world<\/p>\n

INTERNATIONAL:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr Philip J. Landrigan, MD, MSc, Dean for Global Health, Ethel H. Wise Professor and Chairman, Department of Preventive Medicine, Professor of Pediatrics; Director, Children’s Environmental Health Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, US<\/p>\n

Dr Sanjay Chaturvedi MD, FAMS, FIPHA, FIAPSM, Professor & Head, Dept of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Delhi, India<\/p>\n

Dr Philippe Grandjean, MD, DMSc, Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark<\/p>\n

Dr Peter F. Infante, D.D.S., Dr.P.H., Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health and Health Services, George Washington University, Washington; former Director of Standards Review, U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration; Asbestos Dispute Resolution Panel Scientific Expert, World Trade Organization, 1999-2000, U.S.<\/p>\n

Dr Arthur L. Frank MD, PhD, Professor of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia PA, US<\/p>\n

Dra Guadalupe Aguilar Madrid. MD, MSc, PhD, Unidad de Investigaci\u00f3n en Salud en el Trabajo, Centro M\u00e9dico Nacional Siglo XXI.IMSS, M\u00e9xico<\/p>\n

Dr Tushar Kant Joshi, Director, BSc. MBBS, MSc. Occ. Medicine; DLSHTM Occ. Health; FFOM; Fellow Collegium Ramazzini; Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi; formerly National Consultant Occupational Health, WHO India<\/p>\n

Dr. Marcel Goldberg, Professeur de sant\u00e9 publique, Universit\u00e9 de Versailles Saint Quentin et Institut de la Sant\u00e9 et de la Recherche M\u00e9dicale, France<\/p>\n

Cuauhtemoc Arturo Ju\u00e1rez Perez. MSc., Investigador de la Unidad de Investigaci\u00f3n en Salud en el Trabajo, Centro M\u00e9dico Nacional, Siglo XXI.IMSS, M\u00e9xico<\/p>\n

Dr Laura S Welch, MD, Medical Director, CPWR – The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, US<\/p>\n

Dr Andrew Watterson PhD CSHP, Head of the Occupational and Environmental Health Research Group, University of Stirling, Scotland<\/p>\n

Dr Gerald V. Poje, Ph.D., Former board member, U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, Vienna, US<\/p>\n

Irhash Ahmady, Disaster Manager, WALHI – Friends of the Earth Indonesia<\/p>\n

Perry Gottesfeld, Executive Director, Occupational Knowledge International, San Francisco, US<\/p>\n

Mohit Gupta, coordinator, Occupational & Environmental Health Network of India<\/p>\n

Dr Morris Greenberg. MB, FRCP, former HM Senior Medical Inspector of Factories; former Senior Medical Officer, Division of Toxicology & Environmental Health, Department of Health, UK<\/p>\n

Dr Peter Orris, MD, MPH, FACP, FACOEM, Senior Attending Physician, Stroger Hospital of Cook County; Professor, Internal and Preventive Medicine, Rush University, Chicago, US<\/p>\n

Rory O’Neill. Editor, Hazards magazine; Professor, Occupational and Environmental Health Research Group, University of Stirling, Scotland; Health, safety and environment officer, International Federation of Journalists, UK<\/p>\n

Bill Ravanesi, MA, MPH, Boston Regional Director, Health Care Without Harm, Boston, US<\/p>\n

Dr. Qamar Rahman,FNASc, Visiting Professor, Rostock University, Germany; Dean Research (Science& Technology), Amity University, Lucknow, India<\/p>\n

Melody Kemp, environmental journalist; Health and Safety Educator (retired); former consultant, International Labour Organisation and World Bank<\/p>\n

Yeyong Choi, MSC, PhD candidate, Public Health, Seoul National University; executive director, BAN Asbestos Network Korea; director, Asian Citizen’s Center for Environment and Health, Korea<\/p>\n

Madhumita Dutta, Corporate Accountability Desk, The Other Media, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India<\/p>\n

Michael Dooley, Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians, London Hazards Centre, UK<\/p>\n

Robert Pointer, secretary, Barrow Trades Union Council, UK<\/p>\n

Noel Colina, Executive Director, Institute for Occupational Health and Safety Development, Philippines<\/p>\n

Jagdish Patel, Peoples Training And Research Centre, Gujarat, INDIA<\/p>\n

Dwi Sawung, Friends of the Earth Indonesia, Indonesia Ban Asbestos Network, Indonesia<\/p>\n

Pravin Wagh, President, Maharashtra Construction and Wood Workers’ Union (MBLKS), India<\/p>\n

NOTE: Above institutions named for identification purposes only.<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

ORGANISATIONS:<\/strong><\/p>\n

L’Association des m\u00e9decins sp\u00e9cialistes en sant\u00e9 communautaire du Qu\u00e9bec (The Qu\u00e9bec Association of Physicians Specializing in Community Health)<\/p>\n

International Longshore & Warehouse Union Canada<\/p>\n

Council of Canadians<\/p>\n

MiningWatch Canada<\/p>\n

Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 pour Vaincre la Pollution, Qu\u00e9bec<\/p>\n

Prevent Cancer Now, Canada<\/p>\n

Canadian Health Coalition<\/p>\n

Canadian Association of University Teachers<\/p>\n

Saskatchewan Provincial Building & Construction Trades Council<\/p>\n

Canadian Women’s Health Network<\/p>\n

The Canadian Society for Asbestos Victims<\/p>\n

Asbestos-related Research, Education and Advocacy Fund, Vancouver, Canada<\/p>\n

WALHI – Friends of the Earth Indonesia<\/p>\n

Asian Citizen\u2019s Centre for Environment and Health<\/p>\n

Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization, US<\/p>\n

ANDEVA, Association Nationale de d\u00e9fense des victimes de l’amiante, France<\/p>\n

Asbestos Victims Support Groups Forum, UK<\/p>\n

Merseyside Asbestos Victims Support Group, UK<\/p>\n

Asia Monitor Resource Centre ( AMRC), Hong Kong<\/p>\n

International Ban Asbestos Secretariat, UK<\/p>\n

Clydebank Asbestos Group, Scotland<\/p>\n

South Yorkshire Asbestos Victim Support Group, UK<\/p>\n

VOICES OF ASBESTOS VICTIMS:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cathy Conrad, Nova Scotia: My father died from being exposed to asbestos.<\/p>\n

Jackie Coulbeck, Mooretown, Ontario: My husband died from being exposed to asbestos.<\/p>\n

Brad Coulbeck, Windsor, Ontario: My father died from being exposed to asbestos.<\/p>\n

Leah Nielsen, Lewiston, Utah: My father died from being exposed to asbestos.<\/p>\n

John Nielsen, Lewiston, Utah: My father-in-law died from being exposed to asbestos.<\/p>\n

William Nielsen, Lewiston, Utah: My grandpa died from being exposed to asbestos.<\/p>\n

Andrew Nielsen, Lewiston, Utah: My grandpa died from being exposed to asbestos.<\/p>\n

Sheena Svitich, Kimberley, BC: My father died from being exposed to asbestos.<\/p>\n

Linda Reinstein, Los Angeles, US: My husband died from being exposed to asbestos.<\/p>\n

Emily Reinstein, Los Angeles, US: My father died from being exposed to asbestos.<\/p>\n

Sandra Kinart, Sarnia: My husband died from being exposed to asbestos. Two of my brothers-in-law died from being exposed to asbestos. My uncle died from being exposed to asbestos. My aunt died from being exposed to asbestos. My cousin\u2019s spouse died from being exposed to asbestos. Two of my friends died from being exposed to asbestos.<\/p>\n

Lisa Waller, Sarnia, Ontario: My father died from being exposed to asbestos. Two of my uncles died from being exposed to asbestos. My great-aunt died from being exposed to asbestos.<\/p>\n

Shari Scarpelli, Sarnia, Ontario: My father died from being exposed to asbestos. My father-in-law died from being exposed to asbestos. Two of my uncles died from being exposed to asbestos. My great aunt died from being exposed to asbestos.<\/p>\n

Shane Kinart, Sarnia, Ontario: My father died from being exposed to asbestos. Two of my uncles died from being exposed to asbestos. My great aunt died from being exposed to asbestos.<\/p>\n

Cheryl Orrange, Sarnia, Ontario: My husband died from being exposed to asbestos. My uncle died from being exposed to asbestos. My cousin died from being exposed to asbestos. My step-son died from being exposed to asbestos.<\/p>\n

Carol McLaughlin, Sarnia, Ontario: My husband died from being exposed to asbestos. My brother died from being exposed to asbestos. My uncle died from being exposed to asbestos.<\/p>\n

Bob Katzko, Vancouver Island, BC: My father died from being exposed to asbestos.<\/p>\n

Chris Friesen, Vancouver, BC: My father died from being exposed to asbestos.<\/p>\n

Sheryl Thompson, Vancouver Island. BC: My father-in-law died from being exposed to asbestos.<\/p>\n

Brett Hyslop, Victoria, BC: My mother died from being exposed to asbestos.<\/p>\n

Gail Hetherington, Parksville BC: My husband died from being exposed to asbestos.<\/p>\n

Sandy Turner, Ohio: My mom died from being exposed to asbestos.<\/p>\n

Tracy Ford, Vancouver, BC: My father died from being exposed to asbestos.<\/p>\n

VOICES OF WORKERS WITH ASBESTOS-RELATED DISEASE:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ravi Mohite, Mumbai, Maharasthra, India<\/p>\n

Muthuswami Munion, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India<\/p>\n

Maruthi Hanumanth, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India<\/p>\n

Subramani Gaundar, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India<\/p>\n

Sumersingh S. Rathod, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India<\/p>\n

Nagendra Pandey , Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India<\/p>\n

Durai Swami Munion, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India<\/p>\n

Chinnappan Chinna kannu, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India<\/p>\n

Murgeshion Paria swami, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India<\/p>\n

Konda Pani, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India<\/p>\n

Paria swami, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India<\/p>\n

Narayan S Ambekar, Mumbai, Maharasthra, India<\/p>\n

Suryakant P Desai, Mumbai, Maharasthra, India<\/p>\n

Raghunath D Mhadallkar, Mumbai, Maharasthra, India<\/p>\n

Manohar D Dugade, Mumbai, Maharasthra, India<\/p>\n

Cajetan Fernandes, Mumbai, Maharasthra, India<\/p>\n

Yashwant G Teje, Mumbai, Maharasthra, India<\/p>\n

Anant R Ghag, Mumbai, Maharasthra, India<\/p>\n

Shivaji S More, Mumbai, Maharasthra, India<\/p>\n

Sudhakar R Sawant, Mumbai, Maharasthra, India<\/p>\n

Michale Pontis, Mumbai, Maharasthra, India<\/p>\n

Ashok D bhalerao, Mumbai, Maharasthra, India<\/p>\n

Jinnu A Poojari, Mumbai, Maharasthra, India<\/p>\n

Damodar V Thakur, Mumbai, Maharasthra, India<\/p>\n

Balaram M Kadam, Mumbai, Maharasthra, India<\/p>\n

Dashrath D Kajrolkar, Mumbai, Maharasthra, India<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

OPEN LETTER TO DR KELLIE LEITCH September 12, 2011 Dr Kellie Leitch, MD, MBA, FRCS (C), MP Advisor on Healthy Children & Youth to the Canadian Minister of Health House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario Dear Dr Leitch: We are shocked to read your recent comments\u00a0 (http:\/\/www.simcoe.com\/news\/article\/1074941\u2013leitch-toes-the-line-onasbestos) in which you apparently reject reputable medical authorities and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rightoncanada.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1172","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rightoncanada.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rightoncanada.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rightoncanada.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rightoncanada.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1172"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/rightoncanada.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1172\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1176,"href":"https:\/\/rightoncanada.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1172\/revisions\/1176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rightoncanada.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rightoncanada.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1172"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rightoncanada.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}