Logo
Menu
  • Home
  • Practice Areas
    • Medical Malpractice LawHelping New York Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury Cases
    • Close
  • New York Injury News
  • Press release
    • Injury News
    • Motor Vehicle Accidents
    • Personal Injury Accidents
    • Construction Accidents
    • Medical Malpractice
    • Premises Liability
    • Product Liability
    • Work Related Fire Fighter Deaths
    • Wrongful Death
    • Close
  • Ask A Lawyer
  • Free Case Evaluation
  • Sitemap

Home » Injury News » Mesothelioma News: Expansion of Asbestos Mining in Canada Sparks Global Outrage

Mesothelioma News: Expansion of Asbestos Mining in Canada Sparks Global Outrage

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com
07/08/2010 // Chicago, IL, USA // Cooney & Conway // Mesothelioma attorneys: Cooney & Conway

(Mesothelioma News) – Plans by the Quebec provincial government to finance expansion of the Jeffrey Mine in the town of Asbestos, named for its most valuable asset, have spurred outcries across the globe. Protesters are citing concerns long known to medical researchers and mesothelioma lawyers: Asbestos exposure can cause grave health problems, including forms of cancer that are almost always fatal.

As conceived, the new underground mine would generate some 200,000 tons of asbestos a year starting in 2010. Most of that asbestos—a heat- and fire-resistant material that had been widely used in the Canadian and U.S. construction industries before it was linked to significant health risks—would be exported to developing countries.

Protests in South Korea, Hong Kong, Belgium, and several U.S. cities underscore the severity of asbestos-related diseases.

Exposure to asbestos can trigger lung cancer as well as mesothelioma, a cancer of the protective lining covering many of the body’s internal organs. Though it can take years—even decades—to develop, mesothelioma is incurable in almost all cases.

While the risks of inhaling asbestos fibers have long been known, manufacturers, employers, and property owners have often been negligent in using or removing asbestos, failing to provide sufficient protective gear or warning, or taking appropriate preventive steps. That’s resulted in unnecessary deaths—and countless asbestos lawsuits.

Over the years, mesothelioma lawyers have had great success in obtaining large verdicts and settlements, often in the multimillion-dollar range, for victims of asbestos-related diseases. But medical researchers have not made equal strides. A diagnosis of mesothelioma is as grim today as it was decades ago—a fact not lost on the demonstrators.

In Hong Kong, protestors assembled outside the Canadian consulate to call for a ban on asbestos exports from Canada to Asia. Asbestos mining—let alone its expansion—is a hot-button topic in the Asian city, due to its increasingly troubling experience with mesothelioma.

“Hong Kong itself is in the midst of an asbestos disease epidemic,” according to the Asia Monitor Resource Center—a labor organization in the former British dependency. “Many workers continue to die every year due to lung cancers and mesothelioma—a deadly lung cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. Due to its long latency period, sometimes over 30 years, the asbestos-related diseases will continue to kill exposed populations for many years more.”

In Seoul, demonstrators gathered outside both the Quebec trade office and the Canadian embassy. They, too, called on Quebec not just to stop the asbestos mine’s expansion—which is to be funded in large part by a $58 million loan guarantee from the Quebec government—but to close the Canada’s mines permanently.

Similar protests were held in Brussels; Washington, D.C.; and New York City, while a California-based asbestos victims group urged Ottawa, the Canadian capital, to oppose the loan guarantees.

“After a century of knowledge concerning the health effects of asbestos and its devastating trail of disease and death around the world,” [this] initiative by Canada is a giant misstep backwards,” said Richard Leman, former assistant surgeon general of the United States and cochair of the science advisory board for the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization.

Meanwhile, a member of the European Parliament, Stephen Hughes, has urged the European Commission to lodge a complaint with the World Trade Organization claiming that Quebec’s loan guarantee would contravene WTO rules.

In Canada, the expansion of the Jeffrey asbestos mine is seen from another perspective. Local organizations in the town of Asbestos—viewing increased operations of the mine as a boon to the faltering local economy and employment—have raised $2 million to help finance the project.

But protestors, mesothelioma lawyers, and medical researchers worry that increased asbestos mining could be a boon to something else, too: needless disease, death, and tragedy.

This news story was brought to you by the mesothelioma lawyers at Cooney & Conway. For more than half a century, we’ve brought relief—and recovery—to those injured by the negligence or harmful actions of others. In the process, we’ve litigated some of the country’s most significant asbestos lawsuits, helping victims of mesothelioma, lung cancer, and other asbestos-related diseases get answers—and justice.

Media Information:

Address: 120 N. Lasalle Street, Chicago, IL
Phone: 888 651 1850
Url: http://mesotheliomalawyernews.visionsmartnews.com/mesothelioma-news-expansion-of-asbestos-mining-in-canada-sparks-global-outrage_1252.html News Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com – Press Release Distribution

It's only fair to share...Pin on Pinterest
Pinterest
Tweet about this on Twitter
Twitter
Share on LinkedIn
Linkedin
Share on Facebook
Facebook
Email this to someone
email
Print this page
Print
July 14, 2010   injurynewsreporter
Injury News
×

  • Mesothelioma Lawyers Report: CA Town Residents Concerned About Asbestos Exposure
  • Tulsa/Owasso OK Aviation Accidents: Two Triple Fatality Plane Crashes Reported

Recent News and Press Coverage

  • Todd Stager, Esteemed SEO for Lawyers Expert, Embarks on a New Journey with His Own SEO Firm March 11, 2024
  • Attorney Dan Powell Examines the Financial Challenges of Not Having a Living Trust: Implications for Business Owners February 16, 2024
  • Adam P. Boyd Leads Innovative Masterclass on Strategies for Law Firm Growth February 14, 2024
  • David Dardashti Donates to Expand Research on Sexual Violence Among Children and Develop Prevention Protocol. January 29, 2024
  • A Queens County Supreme Court jury rendered a verdict for $7 million In Medical Negligence Case December 1, 2023
  • Record-Breaking $700,000 Verdict by Mezrano Law Firm Redefines Justice in Personal Injury Cases November 30, 2023
  • The Law Office of Richard Roman Shum Unveils Comprehensive Guide on New York Divorce Laws October 12, 2023
  • Brooklyn Estate Planning Attorney Yana Feldman Offers Free Services for Israel-bound Volunteers October 12, 2023
  • Google Drops FAQ Rich Snippets so Custom Legal Marketing Released a Video to Help Lawyers Understand Why October 5, 2023
  • Bronx Injury Attorneys Explain How Damages Are Calculated August 22, 2023
  • ZeroRisk Cases, Inc. Utilizes Cutting-Edge Technology to Target High-Quality Plaintiffs in Talcum Powder Litigation August 15, 2023
  • ZeroRisk Cases, Inc. Unveils Advanced Website Platform and Digital Marketing Strategy for Increased Law Firm Growth August 15, 2023
  • The Search Engine Domination Society Achieves a 300% Increase in Client Calls for NYC Personal Injury Lawyer August 11, 2023
  • Federal Tax Credits ERC Updates and Releases New Informational Videos about ERC July 6, 2023
  • Who is Liable for Dooring Accidents? Bronx E-bike Attorney Glenn A. Herman Explains July 4, 2023
  • Weizhen Tang Announces Publication of Law and Justice: My Struggle During His 2026 Mayoral Campaign July 4, 2023
  • Enhancing Data Compliance with AdvisorVault: Heritage Brokerage’s 17a-4 Trusted Partner July 3, 2023
  • Attorney Beau Harlan: The Champion of Justice Unveils Comprehensive Legal Services for Vancouver, WA and Portland, OR June 28, 2023
  • The Legal Process for Motor Vehicle Accidents in New York City June 2, 2023
  • NYC Bicycle Accident Lawyer Explains Winning an Accident Claim March 20, 2023

Archives

  • March 2024
  • February 2024
  • January 2024
  • December 2023
  • November 2023
  • October 2023
  • August 2023
  • July 2023
  • June 2023
  • March 2023
  • February 2023
  • January 2023
  • December 2022
  • October 2022
  • September 2022
  • July 2022
  • June 2022
  • May 2022
  • March 2022
  • February 2022
  • January 2022
  • December 2021
  • November 2021
  • October 2021
  • September 2021
  • August 2021
  • July 2021
  • June 2021
  • May 2021
  • April 2021
  • March 2021
  • February 2021
  • January 2021
  • December 2020
  • November 2020
  • July 2015
  • June 2015
  • May 2015
  • April 2015
  • July 2014
  • December 2013
  • November 2013
  • October 2013
  • September 2013
  • August 2013
  • July 2013
  • June 2013
  • May 2013
  • April 2013
  • March 2013
  • February 2013
  • January 2013
  • December 2012
  • November 2012
  • October 2012
  • September 2012
  • August 2012
  • July 2012
  • June 2012
  • May 2012
  • April 2012
  • March 2012
  • February 2012
  • January 2012
  • December 2011
  • November 2011
  • October 2011
  • September 2011
  • August 2011
  • July 2011
  • June 2011
  • May 2011
  • April 2011
  • March 2011
  • February 2011
  • January 2011
  • December 2010
  • November 2010
  • October 2010
  • September 2010
  • August 2010
  • July 2010
  • June 2010
  • May 2010
  • April 2010
  • March 2010
  • February 2010
  • January 2010
  • December 2009
  • November 2009
  • October 2009
  • September 2009
  • August 2009
  • July 2009
  • June 2009
  • May 2009
  • April 2009
  • March 2009
  • February 2009
  • January 2009
  • December 2008
  • November 2008
  • October 2008
  • September 2008
  • August 2008
  • July 2008
  • June 2008
  • December 1999
  • January 1970
New York Injury News
1512 Schorr Place
PMB #35071
Bronx, NY 10469
718-210-1007
Copyright © 2025 New York Injury News
Go to mobile version