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‘Dear Sir:

April 28, the national.

. “day of mourning for work-
ers killed on the job, is be-

ing. declared by commu-
nities across Canada, one
exception being Terrace city

‘ council. After suffering foot

~ in mouth ‘disease ‘over the
gay pride fiasco, it refuses

_ to-make any declaration, in-

” cluding scout and. girl guide
_week. .
How. ‘about :the federal

“-government? While they are

proclaiming the day to hon-

our workers: who die or: get.
injured i in the. workplace; and .
“even erected a monument in’
Ottawa, they are at the same.
‘ time promoting and market: -

ing. Canadian. asbestos. in

“developing | countries » - such .
} (as India and ‘Brazil with the -

- full knowledge that there a are.

--no “safe level: of. exposure.
for this material, _banned in

~- Canada. -

People exposed to to asbes-
“tos likely. will, as this writer, .

face emphysema,: mesothe-
Jioma,. asbestosis and other
Jung cancers all’ of which:

will suffocate and kill ‘the -

.. person ‘exposéd.

“supported by our -govern-
ment are killing people else-_
Where for profit. ;
Well at least the provin-
“ial government.is proactive

on work safety, right? After.”

all they- changed ‘the - name
of the Workers’ Compensa-
tion Board ‘to. Worksafe: and.

after the unions pointed out”

that 43 deaths and 106 se--

corpora ations

rious injuries in ‘the woods
is not acceptable, they. ap-
pointed a forest safety om-
budsman, Mr. Roger Harris.
He-was the man who was in

charge, of forestry while in

‘government, It was a-posi-

- tion where he could actually

have dong something but he

did nothing while his caucus .-

-cut back funding: to WCB

(Worksafe): -and allowed for-

est companies more self reg- ;
the fox .

ulation and control —
and ace coop scenario.

“dohn Jensen

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- Mr. Harris has also Since |
his defeat been writing col-:
_. umns in the newspaper. ‘But
~ to. my recollection he did not
Taise the safety in the bush |
issue. -

Not knowing Mr. Harris,

' Tam. assuming that he is a

decent person, but as presi-

‘dent, of the Skeena Liberal

lourn the dead, —
i fight for the living

‘riding association he i is ob-
viously: positioning himself
. for the next election, while
on the payroll of one of his

government’s farm teams. ~ “|.
For him to be appointed

a ‘position which is’ mainly
cosmetic; is an affront to the
voters paying his salary. |
Loggers do not need ad-
visors and ombudsmen with-
out. any power. They need —
are inspectors and people to
enforce safety regulations.
.Back. to’ the big picture.
-16 million workdays are lost

yearly due to injury in Ca- .

"Nadian workplaces, workers |
‘between 15 and 29 account

-' for 30. percent of accidents”
* with 57 workers: killed in

2001..We do not, yet have

’ statistics regarding | the. chil
"> dren that are now allowed to.

workinB.C. :
“Compensation “boards
“across Canada pays out just

over 5 million in | benefits

yearly. The . International
Confederation of Free Trade °
unions ‘estimate that more
than one million workers are
killed in the same period by
injury and death globally.

Try. to imagine 43 police
officers rather than loggers
killed last year in B.C. Imag-
ine:the outcry and ask your-
self this — does the. worker .
deserve less attention than
peace. officers? .

‘On April 28 take a min-.

-ute to mourn the dead and

- then take up the fight for the
living.

John Jensen,

Terrace, B.C.

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