Scandale de l’amiante : le Canada persiste et signe

Qu’ont en commun le Canada, l’Inde, la Russie et le Kirghizstan ? Ils ont tous les quatre voté contre le classement de l’amiante dans la liste des substances dangereuses de la convention de Rotterdam.

Je me rappelle une soirée au Bootlegger à l’été 2007. J’avais engagé la discussion avec nos voisins de table, un couple qui venait de Thetford Mines. Elle travaillait comme assistante pour un député pro amiante. Il faut dire que c’est la principale industrie de la région.

Ma charmante voisine était toute fière d’indiquer que sa région était le premier exportateur au monde de chrysotile. C’est un nom poétique pour qualifier l’amiante, banni dans la plupart des pays développés et reconnu pour ses effets cancérigènes.

Le Canada est le 1er exportateur d’amiante, mais il est loin d’être le 1er consommateur. Cet excellent isolant est certainement meilleur quand il est utilisé dans des pays en voie de développement.

Il y a une énorme hypocrisie à utiliser le terme de chrysotile. Ça me rappelle étrangement les «dommages collatéraux» faits par l’armée américaine lors de la première guerre du Gole de 1991. Il y a une volonté claire de l’Institut du chrysotile de dédramatiser l’amiante. Pour preuve, il suffit de visiter Wikipédia et de comparer la définition de la chrysotile par rapport à celle de l’amiante. C’est flagrant de manipulation !

À lire ce récent article de La Tribune qui fait pression sur la Société canadienne du cancer (SCC), je me dis que l’amiante est bien soutenu au pays. J’aimerais que le Canada ait autant de courage à combattre l’amiante qu’il le fait pour les mine anti-personnelle. Qu’ils soient dans les champs du Vietnam ou dans les toits pakistanais, ils sont l’un comme l’autre un réel danger pour la population.







72 Responses to “Scandale de l’amiante : le Canada persiste et signe”


  1. 1 Sylvain Grand'Maison Oct 14th, 2008 at 11:24

    Laurent, je dois dire que je suis partagé sur la question. Parce qu’avoir de l’amiante dans sa maison n’est pas cancérigène en tant que tel. C’est la poussière produite par le forage minier de l’amiante ou la coupe de l’amiante lors de l’installation qui l’est. Une tuile d’amiante inerte n’a pas plus d’effet cancérigène qu’un paquet de cigarettes non allumé. Mais je suis d’accord sur deux choses: que le potentiel de dangerosité est là (tout dépend de son utilisation) et que l’industrie de l’amiante joue sur les mots pour tenter de sauver la mise.

  2. 2 Zelaurent Oct 15th, 2008 at 9:56

    La comparaison avec la cigarette est bien vue. Dans les deux cas, ça fait des années qu’on sait que ces produits sont nocifs pour la santé. Mais, pour des raisons économiques (bénéfices des compagnies et emploi local), nos gouvernements ont préféré fermer les yeux. Jusqu’au jour où l’évidence devient insoutenable pour la population.

    Le problème vient des poussières d’amiante qui se forment avec le temps, se répendent dans les bâtiments pour ensuite s’insinuer dans les poumons des personnes qui vivent là.

    C’est certain qu’au Canada l’installation d’amiante se fait avec beaucoup de précautions. Il se peut que pendant 10 ans le foyer soit bien protégé. Mais, le risque est toujours présent. Il l’est plus particulièrement dans les pays en voie de développement qui n’ont pas les moyens de prendre toutes ses précautions.

    À l’heure où l’on envoie des robots sur Mars, il serait grand temps d’innover dans le domaine. La recherche canadienne est assez intelligente pour trouver un remplaçant à l’amiante, qui soit plus écologique et meilleur pour la santé.

  3. 3 Zelaurent Oct 21st, 2008 at 11:29

    La Presse vient de publier un excellent article “Amiante: le Canada comparé aux marchands d’armes” qui reprend mot pour mot l’argumentaire que je développe ici.

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