ASBESTOS IN CANADA
U.S. asbestos injury law firm now available to Canadian workers with mesothelioma

Canada is the world’s second-largest miner and exporter of asbestos after Russia. With that dubious record, it would seem, metaphorically, that nearly every maple leaf in Canada is dusted with the toxic white fiber, known to infiltrate workers’ lungs and cause fatal diseases like mesothelioma, asbestosis and lung cancer.

Yet, despite the thousands of people around the world that are diagnosed with mesothelioma every year, the Canadian asbestos industry, centered in Thetford Mines, Quebec, continues to promote and sell its deadly ore worldwide, especially to developing countries.

Canada exported 430,000 tons of asbestos in 1997 (latest available figure). This represented more than 96 percent of Canada’s production that year, most of it exported to third-world nations where regulations are lax and a mesothelioma lawyer is unheard of.

Asbestos mesothelioma in Canada

Canada's political situation is partly to blame. All of the asbestos mines in Canada are in Quebec, a predominantly French-speaking province with a separatist government. Critics of Canada’s asbestos exports say the industry would probably be allowed to die if it was centered in any other part of the country.

A Canadian auto workers health and safety director recently commented on the situation to the press: “Personally, I believe this is all about Quebec politics," she said. "The Canadian and Quebec governments are competing with one another to show just how prepared they all are to protect Quebec jobs.” The real costs will be borne by the developing nations that receive the exports, she said.

Asbestos mesothelioma in Canada

The New York-based law firm of Weitz & Luxenberg, recognized coast-to-coast in the U.S. for achieving record-breaking awards for clients diagnosed with asbestos-related diseases, is pleased to announce that it is expanding its client base to Canada.

The firm, which legal insiders recognize as the preeminent asbestos injury law firm in the United States, is currently accepting cases from Canadian workers diagnosed with asbestos-related lung cancer, asbestosis or mesothelioma.

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