Asbestos: Canada's Dirty Secret

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  • Опубликовано: 14 дек 2016
  • Canada finally has a full asbestos ban. But for years, the country has quietly exported the cancer-causing product to countries like India as this 2009 documentary shows.
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Комментарии • 188

  • @Joshua-ie1yx
    @Joshua-ie1yx 6 лет назад +104

    Thanks for literally exporting poison and slapping a price on it

    • @scinto23
      @scinto23 5 лет назад +12

      Well in all fairness it does take two to tango. The buyers are just as much responsible as the sellers.

    • @kingofallwhites
      @kingofallwhites 5 лет назад +2

      L J There are innocent victims involved too and Canada should be bigger than this.

    • @kingofallwhites
      @kingofallwhites 5 лет назад

      There’s a secret hospital near Asbestos, Quebec where they keep the two-headed babies.

    • @larsjohansson3425
      @larsjohansson3425 5 лет назад +1

      kingofallwhites i think you got it wrong what asbestos does to you

    • @griffinw8768
      @griffinw8768 5 лет назад +1

      Just to let you know Canada has stopped producing asbestos

  • @stevenwolf2647
    @stevenwolf2647 3 года назад +55

    WOAH! I visited Thetford mines in Quebec for a contract I had. I asked the locals back then about the big asbestos mines (as the entire city was built to house the people working the asbestos mines). They were saying the mines are closed and unless you mix it in your coffee, asbestos can't hurt you. I now watch this video over a year later and I understand where they're shipping it off to! DISGUSTING!

    • @lucasaccount573
      @lucasaccount573 3 года назад +2

      They are closed. This documentary is from 2009.

    • @nabawi7
      @nabawi7 3 года назад +8

      @@lucasaccount573 The damage is done and people will be dying from this disaster over the next 50 years, maybe even more. The mining was closed as recent as 2012 so its not like this is over and we can move on from it. The worst is yet to come for innocent local and Indian victims. Many are already experiencing the health dangers associated with this poisonous material. We knowingly profited from mining and exporting poison.

  • @cyph3r.427
    @cyph3r.427 7 лет назад +89

    Unbelievable! I had no idea Canada is doing this.... shameful!

    • @esmemohabir6891
      @esmemohabir6891 5 лет назад

      Deiganator Highly shameful Canada this is called scammers on poor people .

    • @freevbucks8019
      @freevbucks8019 4 года назад +1

      Unbelievebul!1!1!1!1! Asbestos bad bot ppl used it on ges mesks??? ppl r stoobid omg!1!1!1!1!
      Just because something is dangerous, cheap and useful, doesn't mean it is just poison.

    • @blueberrypomegranate
      @blueberrypomegranate 2 года назад +1

      They still use it in canada and other countries just not in the same things they use to. It's still used in brake pads and other things where they need the toughest materials

    • @devinzelman5838
      @devinzelman5838 Год назад

      These people choose to work with a dangerous product with no regard for safety. Canada is not to blame for Indian issues.

    • @user-dn2dy9hq6g
      @user-dn2dy9hq6g 4 месяца назад

      @@devinzelman5838 Saying we are not responsible for India choosing to use the product is true. And it is also a Red Herring because them being wrong for buying it doesn't make us any less guilty for capitalizing on it. We are still guilty for our share. Period.

  • @LURADZ
    @LURADZ 7 лет назад +22

    this is very sad...bless that man who is speaking out

  • @jacksonchristian3201
    @jacksonchristian3201 7 лет назад +21

    Never thought that Canadian government can be so ignorant about this kind of stuff... hopefully this report will cause some stir in the Parliament.

    • @jacksonchristian3201
      @jacksonchristian3201 7 лет назад

      acdc51502112 I don't know how can one sleep risking someone else's life ...

    • @JarodJL
      @JarodJL 7 лет назад +6

      This story is from 2009. The last mine closed in 2011 and they are replaying the story because the government recently promised to have a complete ban in place by 2018.

    • @jacksonchristian3201
      @jacksonchristian3201 7 лет назад +1

      Jarod Leutri makes sense. thanks

    • @carolan9740
      @carolan9740 7 лет назад +2

      regardless of the age of this story...this is hypocrisy C A is our country. We CAN NOT be part the immorality that is engulfing the world. We MUST be responsible

    • @jacksonchristian3201
      @jacksonchristian3201 7 лет назад +1

      OceanBlue will check it out. It's just this kind of things annoys me to the core

  • @edghe119
    @edghe119 3 года назад +22

    She walked through the asbestos land field with no mask. 😬

    • @theisrasmusnielsen8644
      @theisrasmusnielsen8644 2 месяца назад +1

      Journalists in a nutshell

    • @jellybeansi
      @jellybeansi Месяц назад

      @@theisrasmusnielsen8644 The hell is that supposed to mean? Do even a modicum of research and you'll quickly learn the danger is in longterm exposure, getting a few seconds of whiff comes with minimal risk even if wearing a mask would ultimately be better and smarter.

  • @ericak3118
    @ericak3118 2 года назад +7

    I had a friend from Canada . We both lived in florida she found out she had months to live she died with in a couple months she said a child they gave children clay in school.it had asbestos she 53 years old when she died

  • @EvaBongoria
    @EvaBongoria 5 лет назад +18

    It's been three years. Would love a follow up on the workers from India.

    • @getreal5895
      @getreal5895 4 года назад +7

      Dead

    • @zacharytracy3797
      @zacharytracy3797 2 года назад +1

      Or dying. No miracles happening here.

    • @Stupid_you_so_stoopid_UHF
      @Stupid_you_so_stoopid_UHF 2 года назад +2

      Learn about the latency period on asbestos. 10 through 40 years later you can see the results from working with the stuff.

  • @gshockbabe6144
    @gshockbabe6144 Год назад +4

    This is why I left Canada.I contracted mesothelioma from working in the drywalling industry.

  • @ultimos5
    @ultimos5 5 лет назад +13

    I do this for living, I get freak out When we remove asbestos tile..I imagine that room full of asbestos.
    😑😑

    • @Nsingh11
      @Nsingh11 4 года назад +1

      My temple has it but is it true that if you leave it alone nothing will happen but if you remove it it will become airborne

    • @asbestosfibers1325
      @asbestosfibers1325 4 года назад

      @@Nsingh11 poor misconception.
      When you wake on it, when temperature changes happen, when the wind blows.
      It is disturbed.

    • @Stupid_you_so_stoopid_UHF
      @Stupid_you_so_stoopid_UHF 2 года назад

      Are you trained actually removing the product properly? Sure it's annoying but it's not dangerous if done right..

  • @JarodJL
    @JarodJL 7 лет назад +23

    Note that this is an old story. Canada's last asbestos mine closed in 2011 or 2012

    • @JarodJL
      @JarodJL 7 лет назад +1

      OceanBlue Please link me to a source for this. I have looked bit have been unable to find anything supporting that.

    • @martinberg3970
      @martinberg3970 6 лет назад

      Jarod Leutri

    • @v0ider852
      @v0ider852 6 лет назад

      Jarod Leutri U竹則

    • @justinmora4181
      @justinmora4181 6 лет назад +6

      It is still an important story because mining asbestos to sell to poorer countries, even in 2011, is pretty unethical and criminal.

    • @johndesousa7379
      @johndesousa7379 5 лет назад

      This video is published in 2016. So the mining and sale of asbestos was happening at least until then.

  • @areamusicale
    @areamusicale 5 лет назад +13

    it's about money .. it's about a lot of money !!!

    • @freevbucks8019
      @freevbucks8019 4 года назад

      If money is saved lives, maybe

    • @linafontaine6946
      @linafontaine6946 3 года назад

      This disgusts me! Everyone’s life matters, money is the route of all evil, but when I almost died I thought so much better and realized that, even one person who spreads kindness In this world to make a difference, and how great full I am to live when I wanted to end my life, no one has the the awnswer to everything but before you stand against something get to know it first I encourage everyone to read their bibles! We’re not promised tommorow spread kindness, save life’s, make a difference cause everyone deserves a chance to live life and learn rather having everything handed to them.. and please support and speak against banning this! And other counties whose life’s are at stake.

  • @proasbestosremoval8102
    @proasbestosremoval8102 6 лет назад +3

    Fantastic Video!

  • @JarodJL
    @JarodJL 7 лет назад +18

    CBC, in the future when you post an old documentary like this think you could put some "originally aired" thing in the actual video? People tend not to read the video descriptions.

    • @kennethcarroll5376
      @kennethcarroll5376 5 лет назад +2

      Idk man if you're geeking that hard on an asbestos doc then u probably have some serious life changes to make

    • @fikofikret1522
      @fikofikret1522 4 года назад +3

      Its doesnt matter if canada is stopped exporting they have killed a lot of people so it is good to be reminded of this

    • @nabawi7
      @nabawi7 3 года назад +1

      The damage was done and many people are just starting to feel the affects of this hazardous material. The mining in Quebec only ended as recently as 2012 so what difference would mentioning when this documentary aired make? What's next? Canadian pharmaceuticals profiting from this disaster and national shame?

  • @rationalmind3567
    @rationalmind3567 5 лет назад +2

    my village is full of abstebos sheet in use from kitchen roof to public stands. no one knows anything even after they are educated and haveing a lot of money but its use currently has decreased and its availability also

  • @joeyjessie9008
    @joeyjessie9008 5 лет назад +7

    Hearbreaking

  • @TheHelloki
    @TheHelloki 2 года назад +5

    This documentary is from 2009. For anyone still watching this, as the description says, this wasn’t the case anymore when the video was uploaded.

  • @mapled3135
    @mapled3135 2 года назад +2

    Ban guns for law abiding citizens but not the sale of asbestos.

  • @valhalla9688
    @valhalla9688 7 лет назад +17

    Wow WTF Canada!

  • @gcb69
    @gcb69 3 года назад +2

    it should be mention thats this documentary is from 2009 and since 2012 the biggest mine the jeffery mine as closed and since then we do not export it anymore. so to people

  • @proasbestosremoval8102
    @proasbestosremoval8102 6 лет назад +2

    Asbestos is ban in Australia too.

  • @06kokoko
    @06kokoko 6 лет назад +5

    Wow - not going to visit India anymore.

  • @chris77777777ify
    @chris77777777ify 4 года назад +2

    Well things changed when insurance companies moved in to close it down.
    Governments never cares, Money moved things to change.

  • @nathanroberts355
    @nathanroberts355 2 года назад +3

    You should see old blue asbestos mining town of Wittenoom in Western Australia Australia and killed the mine workers and town itself and blue asbestos is the worst thing ever mined

    • @maryrafuse3851
      @maryrafuse3851 10 месяцев назад

      You should wonder about Lithium? Could it be the next Asbestos?

  • @tomburnes6356
    @tomburnes6356 4 года назад +1

    Anybody else see the thing coming down the wall at 3.35 to 3.38. It on the left between where the two buidings are conected. What is that like?

  • @arcticmonkey3
    @arcticmonkey3 7 лет назад +1

    Union Station Toronto is undergoing major renovations and is full of this stuff 😵

  • @m3n4cE6
    @m3n4cE6 Год назад +1

    Typically, the british pageant royalty dissident group has contaminated a large portion of the cheaper native cigarettes with asbestos and other contaminants and chemicals.

  • @1joshjosh1
    @1joshjosh1 6 лет назад +4

    Well if somebody's willing to pay

  • @o1053
    @o1053 2 года назад +6

    a group of students, including myself, were at school later than usual for an event. our teacher and a student frantically ran towards us yelling “OUT, EVERYBODY OUT! THEY STARTED THE ABATEMENT!” while we were still in the school, they started the asbestos abatement. our water also tested positive for lead a few years ago and some of the paint still has lead. the light bulbs in our tv studio have mercury and could explode at any moment. heating system was down for a good week in the winter as well. canada is great 👍 good thing i graduate this year😭

    • @bevgranger
      @bevgranger 2 года назад

      Congratulations on your graduation

    • @sonnyjlong
      @sonnyjlong Год назад

      The lightbulbs are fine.
      Very little mercury

    • @incorectulpolitic
      @incorectulpolitic 10 месяцев назад

      @@sonnyjlong 🤣

  • @ccink3931
    @ccink3931 2 года назад +2

    They live in a hell hole I doubt asbestos is the big concern here lol

  • @marcelkslhgkjgkjasgh
    @marcelkslhgkjgkjasgh 3 года назад +4

    It's not Canada's fault it's the French again.

    • @user-dn2dy9hq6g
      @user-dn2dy9hq6g 4 месяца назад

      I call bologna on that. Our Federal Government had a responsibility and instead the Liberal and Conservative Government funded over 20 million dollars to keep the lies flowing that it was safe, and many more in funding spent to solicit more buyers. That is "Liberal and Conservative," (not the Bloc party). That means Federally Canada is very much responsible, and your comment is pure discrimination. Actually, considering these factories also cause problems for surrounding communities, I would say it is most likely the opposite of your assumption.

  • @tony_5156
    @tony_5156 5 лет назад +12

    Not the holy “free healthcare” land you thought? Right?

  • @pr4482
    @pr4482 3 года назад +2

    Amazing storyline there is enough information out there to stop it being used. The danger is now how do we dispose of it?

  • @KC-Mitch
    @KC-Mitch 5 лет назад +18

    I know it's old but...
    @ 2:43 The man can't quit his job, which makes him handle asbestos, because he needs to pay for medication to help him battle asbestos. *Full Capitalism Achieved* (insert "Expanding Brain" meme) *!*

  • @sarahx87
    @sarahx87 4 года назад +4

    sad

  • @freevbucks8019
    @freevbucks8019 4 года назад +2

    You can filter asbestos with asbestos.

  • @jamesmcgaiver4872
    @jamesmcgaiver4872 2 года назад +1

    shame on Canada .....Canada should compensate the victims and their families each one of them.

  • @BernatRenom
    @BernatRenom 6 лет назад +2

    THERE IS A CREATURE CRAWLING DOWN THE BILDING AT 3:34!!!!

  • @alfredawomi2340
    @alfredawomi2340 3 года назад

    If only true leaders gets together and bring the governments to courts than the future will be bright.

  • @grahambird1570
    @grahambird1570 4 года назад +1

    I'm surprised the Canadians don't sell India their 'Nuclear Waste' as a possible insect repellent or some thing !!!

  • @sarahiggshiggs917
    @sarahiggshiggs917 3 года назад +1

    Omg this so disgusting...

  • @cheapscotsman
    @cheapscotsman Год назад

    This is nothing like what happened in Australia and asbestos.

  • @mehmetseyhmusensari4160
    @mehmetseyhmusensari4160 3 года назад +2

    Asbestos is Silent Killer!

  • @netchiev
    @netchiev 7 лет назад +4

    Now , it's time to Russia for sell asbestos at India. haha

    • @inobodycaresanyway9781
      @inobodycaresanyway9781 6 лет назад +1

      Now, it is time for Russia to sell asbestos in Canada as well, just don't let it reach alaska...

  • @peppertalks6948
    @peppertalks6948 4 года назад +10

    you misspelled "India's Dirty Secret" in the title

  • @vancouverkiz
    @vancouverkiz 4 года назад +4

    I guess it’s easier for people to talk against the Canadian government than speak up against the Indian Government for fear of repercussions from the Indian government. Perhaps the question should be why is the Indian Government putting their people at risk and importing asbestos?

    • @jacquelinewalker6357
      @jacquelinewalker6357 2 года назад

      it's about the business- these country are corporation they are no longer developing countries In these major countries. So these major corporation are not gonna lay down.

  •  2 года назад

    3:41
    At least not only for asbestos.

  • @almagarcia8838
    @almagarcia8838 3 года назад +2

    In Toronto there are workers removing asbestos from the buildings with the same protections than India. I saw it is not truth than in Canada workers are protected

  • @5easy
    @5easy 7 лет назад

    We need to fix this as best as we can

    • @elonmusket3707
      @elonmusket3707 6 лет назад

      Axhiro Madlander with the cure

    • @fk1048
      @fk1048 4 года назад +1

      As best os we can

  • @Wookie911
    @Wookie911 Год назад

    If parliament walls can talk, just peel it off. Right. How dare you Quebec.

  • @alfredawomi2340
    @alfredawomi2340 3 года назад

    Only had we and have good government than this types of time bombs disasters would be kept at bay. Money is the root cause of all this stuffs getting dumped at India, first it's cheap than government will make money from importing and after that when huge populations get sicks the governments will make money and build reputations and alikes for them.

  • @timpies6592
    @timpies6592 3 года назад +1

    Here’s our Asian correspondent Tricia Takanawa.

  • @greggoldie2351
    @greggoldie2351 6 лет назад +4

    They should send some to
    James Hardie!

  • @brettcole877
    @brettcole877 7 лет назад +1

    all the poor people in India Should Sue Canada for all they have

    • @MrBluewafflee
      @MrBluewafflee 6 лет назад

      brett cole Our snow?

    • @b_ball3496
      @b_ball3496 5 лет назад +2

      For what? They bought it should an alcoholic be able to sue jack daniels? The buyer knows what he is buying

  • @cssieuu
    @cssieuu 3 года назад +1

    After watching this video, I don’t really trust Canada now ;-;

    • @saarbrooklynrider2277
      @saarbrooklynrider2277 3 года назад +3

      You don't have to "trust" anyone if you start using your brain.

    • @bsanchez3563
      @bsanchez3563 3 года назад

      @@saarbrooklynrider2277 ikr

  • @christoz77
    @christoz77 9 месяцев назад

    Think even simple masks that costs a penny could be sent with the purchases

  • @frequencywatchers
    @frequencywatchers 4 месяца назад +1

    3:34 WAS THAT A HUGE COCKROACH?

    • @canuck21
      @canuck21 Месяц назад

      I saw that too, kept repeating the segment but still can't see what it is.

  • @rff6866
    @rff6866 Год назад

    Remember Canada is the best country to live in now grab yourself a drink of city water and say cheers to asbestos

  • @justacatwhocantype
    @justacatwhocantype 5 лет назад +5

    All I ever expected from Canada. I *know* why I don`t live there anymore.

  • @billyebinger29
    @billyebinger29 Год назад

    the beginning with the streetshitters on bikes

  • @inobodycaresanyway9781
    @inobodycaresanyway9781 6 лет назад +1

    Well, who says Canada isn't still using it, is it even Canada? Who is to say America still doesn't make asbestos

  • @condor2279
    @condor2279 6 лет назад +3

    Canada's fault for selling it, or India's fault for buying it?

  • @pepoqoio7973
    @pepoqoio7973 Год назад +1

    In my humble opinion, the indian government has to be taken accountable since they are aware of the dangers of Aspestos and missed to creat regulations that make the use of Aspestos safe in manufacturing processes.
    Canada simply exports something that has a natural origin.
    Here an example
    Who is to blame in case of a nuclear meltdown.
    The uranium mining company (in this case Canada) or the nuclear power plant builer/operator (India)

  • @azad0n409
    @azad0n409 2 года назад +2

    Pure evil at work on both sides

  • @carlosc8329
    @carlosc8329 8 месяцев назад +2

    It's been 6 years, how dead are those guys?

  • @Sens23Bruins
    @Sens23Bruins 7 лет назад

    2009 documentary

  • @wakeupscreaming9883
    @wakeupscreaming9883 7 лет назад +5

    Yikes. But I resent this report being framed as "Canada", as if all Canadians are responsible for it.

  • @dikeylabrang2568
    @dikeylabrang2568 4 года назад +1

    S Hello hello yes what is your name yes hello hello what is your name

  • @marchebert3872
    @marchebert3872 6 лет назад +2

    One mans trash another's treasure

  • @destroyerarmor2846
    @destroyerarmor2846 3 года назад

    India love it

  • @jacquelinewalker6357
    @jacquelinewalker6357 2 года назад

    Because America is next to canada- and America do alot business with canada And america deals with china. They all work with china. So maybe this is why some is sicker than others. So if your chest hurt, etc. why don't they tell the truth?

  • @BP-jz5uu
    @BP-jz5uu 3 года назад

    A

  • @misterysmithers8566
    @misterysmithers8566 7 лет назад

    Should be called, "Canada's pointless redundant taxpayer's financed news station".

  • @Bloated_Tony_Danza
    @Bloated_Tony_Danza 5 лет назад +4

    She’s so hot

  • @Lucenahin16
    @Lucenahin16 4 года назад

    Canada should be sued by India.

    • @saarbrooklynrider2277
      @saarbrooklynrider2277 3 года назад +3

      lol Indian government should just ban asbestos like the EU did. You cannot sue someone if the risk is well known and you still use it. Now Canada stopped exporting and the Indians switched to Russian asbestos.

    • @canuck21
      @canuck21 Месяц назад

      On what ground? Did Canada forced India to import asbestos? Why doesn't the Indian government ban asbestos?

  • @frequencywatchers
    @frequencywatchers 4 месяца назад

    THAT COMPANY SHOULD BE FINED AND PROSSECUTED ! :(

  • @cristianjimenez1000
    @cristianjimenez1000 7 лет назад +1

    Why can't Canada continue to benefit its economy doing something completely legal in India. If Canada was to stop providing them this service another country would sell it tho them.

  • @ateezbtsnctstraykids
    @ateezbtsnctstraykids 5 лет назад +2

    If you are a loved one has been diagnosed with mesothelioma

  • @jamesmcgaiver4872
    @jamesmcgaiver4872 2 года назад +3

    shame on Canada .....Canada should compensate the victims and their families each one of them.