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FILE NAME: ZD^D/ DATE: DOC#: ^D/ DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION:DZZYKZ >ZZDZZZD ...._ -- ... -. ..... --- - -- -~ ~-- ,, - .... ,. ..--~- ----- --..-~~ t (I) ah ASBF.STOS MINES LTD. TiiETFORD MINES, QUEBEC CANAD.\ .....,..,.,.,.,.. I '. April 16th. 1960. .... - eetT* f Mr. o.a.n.11, K1np:1ton Oor1e Hou.., Xlng1to11 Ooree, near 14ttlhllllptoa, 8u11x. J:nglan4. Dear Mr. Belli to a ting ot the Retereno Produoer ~ made w1 th the ln our laat Minietor ot Board minute tabor and the Workmen Compen1atlon 4i Leglalation. Oomm11on in Quebeo. relat1Ye to oooupat1ona1 I nolo herewith In thl oonneotion, 111d ae oow ot MemorandWI prepared a matter ot 1ntereet, bJ Mr. -V.and1Yr Brown, who ha4 Johna-ManY1ll' legal department in Hew York. Jtnoloaure ().~ 008/0BB oo. Mr. w.w.r.Bllepherd With no . .,, ... '11'6' ) - 1 -> . . . \,. COPY I QY!Bll OOOUJ>ATIOHAL PISSNJI l19ISL6TJOI I Meeting were hel4 in th Obfttu 1'rontenao Hotel in Quebeo Olt1 on Thurad1y nening and Friday morning, at wbiob th following were preaenta Mr. smith or Bell Min Mr. MoCallum ot Aabeatoa Oorporatlon Kr. MoOammon or Johnaona Mtno1 Mr. H.K.Bherry, Dr. R.H.Otnon and l!r. VGndi Yr Brown ot Oana41an lohn-MMYUle, 'l'h me1ttr111:1 r held prellmlnary to a meetinc on trictay at noon w1 th Mr. Noohet!:r Minhter ot Labour and Mine under th r1oentl1-eleot&d Oo4bot a n11tration, 'l'be meeting with the l!lnhter ot Labor and 141nta waa briet ~-~ pPOduotiY ot the tallowing intoraationa - t' 1. . ion 1. Amendment ot the Workmen' Compenaauon Aot ao tu lt relGte to induatrlnl prograa tor the ourrent dio rithedeltAinglitl.alyt1Ton the .batab}7, 1, 'l'h exaot nature ot tb ohangea Mlloh wt 11 b enaot.14 1 not 79t known, aa the Cabinet hll not round time to oonelder th queatlon du aor 1aportant buaineaa. to th Pl'ur ot other sa4 I. 111Diater Roobette atated be antiolpnted Oablnet oonaider-. ,ation ~t th amendments durtn~ th week or April 22nd. and atated that, onoe the Adm1n1atrAt1on had agree4 Upon i 1 th tona the amendment ahould tk, they would be put thro~h promptl7. Th onl7 oont1n,,enor whlob lllight defeat aotion at the ourrent ion the poaaibllit7 ot a < ~ 8\ldden adJournaent to Tb~ the Dupll oppo1itlon in 'l l 1 a puatibl ttort to prolon,; th Hulon tor polltloa.l raaona, , Kr. Roohett retrrd u to Oolllllhaloner O,l,Bbarpe ot t tb Worlalena Compeneat1onOomm11on tor dtll to tho nature ot l th propoaod obangea to be aubm1 ttod to tbt Cabinet top !..h eona!.4ratlon Th ll!nletei peraonall)' arre~4 an appolnt.ont. with llr. tlharpe ror 1.30 o'oloolt in tbe arternoon. _, Th group repreaenting th bto alnr reoelt'l4 ti.. tollowlQS illtoraat.ion troa Ooaa1H1oner Bbarpea . .. ' ... I . 4 ' r . . I CO-..PY 1. Th th pre1ent ont~rio law lftw will be ohftnge4 b7 either (a) adopting and ohedul in toto or (b) b7 DftOting a law 1ubatantially 11.Jnilar to th New York law relatlDR to 81lloo11a. u a. In eltber oaae the detinltlon appearing in th pre1n' law wbloh treat l~ tlbro1l1 reaultln~ rrom n1bo1to1 duet aa n tonu ot 1illoo1ia will be ellmlrutted. Th Comm1a11oner aaaured ua that the only duet diaeaae to \ be ooYorod by tho now l.ftw wa1 111100111; would derinltely not be ooYere4 but that thnt n1bo1to1l1 it the a1boto1 miner. desired it to be ooYred he would gle1d to bat it included. that Cao11b1e11a1t1ol111il1onenr pSthbaorpeooYorodadTorl1eodtbothrw leao1breoattoo1rromdinteorlnprtehtoerrAo4t. Their interest wa1 in eoing that it it were included it be aeparatoly lhtod. Tb doo1alon ot th 111be1to1 tollowing oonaidoratlo1181 aS.nlng group waa bue4 upon th (a) Thero having boon no oa1e1 ot dlaab111t7 or trom aaboatoela, there 1 no neoeaalty rrom death resulting tho employeea' point ot view othaving the diaoaae mado oo\llJ)onaablJ (b) Naootl"ornao1k, otth"ehreflrtingnodonveoelodpotrdominthooonenmooptliooynorwa'ithpoCionmt moont Law view in hnvlng the dlaeaae mad oompenaabl; and (o) T1nhethloistdilnrgoootironthoordtiheeeaaaeabbe1rtona1maeSw.noinugldlnpdouin1ttr710aa4ettotntl1 render it probable aaft7 groundl olai .,uld b tiled. point oCfo' llnlde.w111iotneWr 0S\\h14arpbee himaelt ul'et4 that t'l"O th -d lndut1"1' tretoreble to watoh tho operation or th nw 1l1oo1 law tor a 41rable aabeatoa1 rear or two and then aiailarly oOTre4 deold wbthr lt waa ( DepartmCoenntt,ratrhytoontlhyedli1H1pUrHHa1wonheiobpraereioouoamlypeennataebrltaianreedthbo7thw hLioehgal are liated in th aohodul Th rfl4 tho opinion or a prominent Oollll11aioner Montreal law hlmaelt ao rirm whloh 1tated to and th I I I I aa~a1aetateitotneotto.rAa11a1da.1aatetnetrooomr eataot'rto, aitth1goolrd imntinringt"tooupnowtebiothhant 1th d1111ti1tied aooo~an!.e4 b beo&u1 only tnree~ioua ail!ooat y t~berouloaia) 1 oompen1Abl un de r lth~t th i pr 1 , 1 e .J nt . ltoo law. l Atbi. lott th.. open wa1 not pro1e11t_. to U01190D Law aotio111 1n o where tuberouloi t.I .,.. . . - COPY a. ,' . t whloh witMh rM. rS. hNeroroyb,etwtehoaa~oteO4ornam11O11b1aolnrnerumBho5rtpethlOOtoMbltet- '. proT1de4 w1tb a oopy ot th propoaed bUl promptl1 poulble attr 1t beooa.. available tor d1atr1but1on and o to b oon- t14entlal aatter. . 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