NDP Tables Private Member’s Bill to Ban Asbestos in Canada

A New Democrat MP has tabled a private member’s bill to ban asbestos in Canada.

Sheri Benson, the NDP’s labour critic, announced the bill at a news conference Wednesday alongside the Canadian Labour Congress.

The bill would prohibit the manufacture, use, sale, offer for sale or import of asbestos and any products containing asbestos.
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