“Quebec Director of Occupational Safety Asked to Resign from Asbestos Project”

The Director of Occupational Safety at Quebec’s Occupational Health & Safety Commission, Norman Paulin, is working on a “safe use of asbestos in India” agreement, on behalf of the Quebec government. In a letter to Mr Paulin of February 11, 2011, a number of health activists, doctors and academics call on Mr Paulin to withdraw from this project, which they consider to be deceptive, discriminatory and in contravention of his Code of Ethics as an engineer. Click here to read an English translation of the letter and accompanying documentation.