Kathleen Ruff
About Kathleen Ruff
Kathleen Ruff is a former director of the BC Human Rights Commission. She was awarded the medal of the Quebec National Assembly for her work to stop asbestos mining, and the National Public Health Hero award of the Canadian Public Health Association for mobilizing scientists to defend the science on asbestos.
The asbestos industry is fanning the flames of resentment. We must make them stop
The asbestos lobby uses the same tactic as the Alberta oil industry — vilifying its opponents as enemies secretly working for foreign interests who wish to destroy the livelihoods of local communities, writes former director of the BC Human Rights Commission Kathleen Ruff.
