M-381 Asbestos
41st Parliament, 1st Session
Motion Text
That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) implement, in the year following the adoption of this motion, an industrial restructuring plan towards sustainable economic sectors for all communities in which a portion of the economy still depends on asbestos mining; (b) hold, in the six months following the adoption of this motion, a public consultation that shall (i) establish measures to be included in the industrial restructuring plan to ensure the creation of alternative employment for workers presently employed in the asbestos sector, (ii) include all organizations concerned and groups of regions still mining asbestos and who ask to participate; (c) publish, in the year following the adoption of this motion, a comprehensive list of public and quasi-public buildings under federal jurisdiction that contain asbestos and take the appropriate measures to ensure the health and integrity of the people working in these buildings; (d) support the inclusion of chrysotile on the Rotterdam Convention list of dangerous substances; and (e) stop financially supporting the asbestos industry within six months following the adoption of this motion.
Latest Activity
- December 5, 2012
- Decision Made - Negatived
History
- May 29, 2012
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Placed on Notice
- June 6, 2012
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Placed in the Order of Precedence
- September 27, 2012
- Debated
- November 29, 2012
- Debated
- December 5, 2012
- Decision Made - Negatived