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1,000+ Tonnes of Asbestos Removed From Canadian Parliament Buildings [1]

"While the Canadian government continues to block the inclusion of chrysotile asbestos from a UN agreement on hazardous materials, millions of dollars are being spent to remove the controversial substance from the Parliamentary Buildings and since Aug. 31, a combined total of more than 1,000 metric tonnes of asbestos have been removed from the West Block and Wellington Building, says Public Works."

Laura Ryckewaert reports for Ottawa's Hill Times November 28, 2011.
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Source: Hill Times [2], 11/28/2011
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/1000-tonnes-asbestos-removed-canadian-parliament-buildings [2] http://www.hilltimes.com/news/2011/11/28/more-than-1000-metric-tonnes-of-asbestos-removed-from-west-block-wellington-building-since/28940 [3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics [4] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/canada [5] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81