On the 1st July there will be a protest against Canada’s continued export of asbestos.

While most Western countries have banned the use of asbestos, Canada continues to export the material to the developing world to countries such as Bangladesh.

The local government in Quebec is preparing a loan guarantee to the asbestos industry and also to allow the opening of a new mine. It is thought that the new mine would export 200,000 tonnes of asbestos for the next 25 years.

The protest will take place outside Canada House in London and is timed to coincide with Canada Day. We would hope that the protest will prompt Canadian officials to re-think their policy on asbestos exports.