I apologize to you World, but I didn't vote for the man, but legions of my soulless fellow citizens did.
Canada has stepped in to block the listing of chrysotile asbestos on an international list of hazardous chemicals.
Putting chrysotile asbestos on the Annex III list of the Rotterdam Convention would let countries where companies import it to turn it away if they don't think they can safely handle it.
Canada kept quiet throughout the sessions so far this week, relying on other countries to register their objections. Officials in Ottawa refused to answer repeated questions about whether they would oppose the listing.
But the delegate from Ukraine dropped the country's objection Wednesday, prompting the Canadian delegation to speak up in opposition.
The convention needs consensus to be able to make changes to the list. The only countries still objecting are Canada, Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan and Vietnam
Nice company we're keeping there Harper, well done.
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