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Canada causes cancer: government & industry collude to keep asbestos off UN hazardous chemical list

By Emma Pullman
| July 2, 2011

Last week, the Canadian government successfully and unilaterally stonewalled efforts to list chrysotile asbestos as a hazardous chemical at a United Nations conference in Switzerland. According to Michael Stanley-Jones of the UN Environment Program, “[Canada] intervened in the chemicals contact group meeting ... and opposed listing". This is the third time that Canada has derailed efforts to list the deadly mineral under the Rotterdam Convention.

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Linda Leon

Letters to MP Ryan Leef

By Linda Leon
| June 1, 2011

May 16, 2011

Conservative MP, Ryan Leef

Member of Parliament for Yukon

Dear Ryan,

Congratulations on your election win, May 2nd. During the election, you expressed a wish to represent all Yukoners regardless of how they voted. I applaud you for that. 

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in his own words

Government of the Harper, by the Harper, for the Harper

What you see is what you'll get: Whitehorse's David Skelton protests Harper's vision of the Yukon's Federal Building on Tuesday, March 8. Photo: Meagan Perry.

The Toronto Star reported that the federal Tories have officially rebranded "The Government of Canada" as the "Harper Government." While the shift is not universal, with the Vancouver Sun saying that they have received a number of federal press releases that retain the "Government of Canada" branding, the new language has been seen on releases from the Treasury Board, one of the most powerful federal departments.

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Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Why the F-35 stealth fighter is wrong for Canada
October 17, 2010 |
A new report by the CCPA and the Rideau Institute says the planned purchase of 65 F-35 stealth fighter jets is the result of a "pilot error" by the Canadian government.
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