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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 29/01/2011 (5678 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Federal Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff can speak against Canada’s asbestos industry all he likes, but his actions say a whole lot more than his words.
As The Canadian Press reported on Friday, Ignatieff was the star attraction on Thursday at a lavish Liberal fundraiser hosted by businessman Balji Chadha, who is leading the charge to reopen one of Canada’s last remaining asbestos mines.
On Thursday, Ignatieff insisted that he doesn’t agree with Chadha’s view on asbestos.
“I think that Canada cannot export a product that is dangerous and cannot be handled safely,” he said. “I’ve said that for a long time.”
A growing number of international and medical groups groups, including the Canadian Medical Association, have blasted Canada’s export of asbestos as immoral, and say that the safety practices in developing countries — where much of the asbestos is shipped — are inadequate when handling potentially deadly substance.
But that didn’t stop the party leader from rubbing elbows with fellow Liberals at a $500-a-head cocktail party inside a mansion owned by Chadha, who has been selling asbestos for more than 15 years.
We have to agree with Manitoba NDP MP Pat Martin who called Ignatieff a “hypocrite” for attending the fundraiser.
If Ignatieff really believed what he was saying, he would have the conviction to stand by those beliefs.