Another fresh scandal:
A widow whose husband died from exposure to asbestos has been threatened by the Conservative party of Canada.
The Mayor of Sarnia Ontario has blasted the Tories, and said that the threatening e-mail the Conservatives sent to her was "absolutely SHAMEFUL".
Mayor Mike Bradley wrote a scathing letter to the Conservatives, in reaction to the "cease and desist" order given to the woman (Michaela Keyserlingk) for using the trademarked Conservative logo in her anti-asbestos campaign.
In case you didn't know, Canada is the only western country that still exports deadly asbestos.
Her husband Robert died in 2009, and she made a banner denouncing the Conservative governments' unwavering support of the asbestos-mining industry, to get the word out.
Mayor Bradley wrote to the Conservatives:
"Your actions on the asbestos issue...with threatening a widow whose husband died of exposure to asbestos are absolutely SHAMEFUL. I invite you to come to Sarnia Lambton and see the devastating impact asbestos has had on countless lives of the people of this community and why it is morally wrong to support and promote the export of asbestos."
Harper has been an ADAMANT supporter/defender of the asbestos industry.
I'm reminded of a stinging rebuke given to the Conservatives during the Canada Post debacle from an NDP MP:
The arrogance and ignorance of adopting a "We are a majority government and we'll do whatever we want" is here in full force.
If you are priviledged enough to be given that honor by the Canadian voter, then you have to have humility. You Do.
It's almost like the Ultimate Duty, and the people who have that duty had better not have contempt.
They'd better not lack humility.
Last edited by Johann; 09-26-2011 at 11:22 AM.
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