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Asbestos could end under PQ

The party considered the front-runner in the Quebec election is poised to shut down what is left of Canada's asbestos industry, following its lengthy and controversial decline.

The party considered the front-runner in the Quebec election is poised to shut down what is left of Canada's asbestos industry, following its lengthy and controversial decline. The Parti Québécois says it would start by cancelling a $58-million loan, promised by the current Liberal government, to help reopen what would be the country's last asbestos mine. It would then hold consultations with several hundred workers around Asbestos, Que., about diversifying the regional economy and finding replacements for an industry that, according to PQ Leader Pauline Marois, is a relic.