Media advisory: news conference

April 19, 2016

On April 21, the Canadian Labour Congress will host a news conference to talk about why this year’s National Day of Mourning on April 28 will focus on asbestos.

What: News conference

When: 10:30 a.m., Thursday, April 21

Where: National Press Theatre

Who:    
Hassan Yussuff, President, Canadian Labour Congress
Renée Guay, Advocate
Fred Clare, Vice President (Eastern Canada), International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers
Paul Demers, Ph.D., Director, Occupational Cancer Research Centre, Cancer Care Ontario
Michelle Côté, daughter of Clem Côté, a London-area boilermaker diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2014

Call in information:
Local: 613-233-1979
Toll-free (Canada/US): 866-696-5910
Passcode: 7124299