UN Rotterdam treaty on toxic trade restrictions marred by Canada’s stance on asbestos Story Transcript ZAA NKWETA, PRESENTER: The Rotterdam Convention protects people the world over from hazardous substances. Under the convention, a committee of experts has created a list of harmful chemicals, which corporations cannot export without informed consent from the receiving country. Recently […]
Author Archives: Kathleen Ruff and Barry Castleman
Kathleen Ruff is founder of RightOnCanada.org, a human rights website that supports citizen action. She was the former director of the B.C Human Rights Commission.
Barry Castleman is an independent consultant in toxic substances control and author of several books, including most recently, Asbestos: Medical and Legal Aspects.