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----------------------------------------------- Asbestos: a Problem of Politeness? Quite possibly the only thing that Canada and Iran agree on: the benefits of mining and exporting asbestos by, Stephanie Gower 26 December 2006 Oh, it’s funny to be from a country that’s internationally renowned for being polite. Around here, if I accidentally bump into someone, we both apologize. So I don’t quite get why Canada, despite serious and angry international pressure, continues to defend asbestos. Sure, it’s handy stuff; it makes a great insulator and a marvelous fire retardant.  But most western governments banned it in the 1980s after scientists discovered that inhalation of the tiny fibers can lead to fatal respiratory diseases and cancer. International health bigwigs are certainly convinced of its evils. The International Agency for Cancer Research in France has deemed… http://www.inklingmagazine.com/articles/asbestos-angst/

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