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Stephen Harper position on global Arms Trade Treaty reads like a page out of NRA handbook

The global Arms Trade Treaty, brokered through the United Nations in a lengthy process, came into effect this Christmas Eve, 2014, 90 days after the 50th nation had ratified it. Canada has refused to...

Canada's asbestos mines quietly close

They say they'll reopen. But will they?

Asbestos torches legendary Tory solidarity

More and more MPs uneasy with Harper's decision to continue exporting asbestos. And they don't mind letting the world know.

Angry asbestos executive says he was duped by Jon Stewart show

MONTREAL - Quebec's asbestos-mining industry, which was subjected to international ridicule last week, is fighting back against the Jon Stewart show. The head of the Jeffrey Mine calls a satirical...