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The United Nations have called Canada’s pullout from the UN drought convention regrettable.

In a report by CBC News, Prime Minister Stephen Harper says Canada is withdrawing from the convention because the program has been too bureaucratic. 

He says less than one-fifth of the 350 thousand dollars Canada puts into the convention goes to programming.

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The minority Parti Quebécois government has announced an upcoming study on uranium.

Environment Minister, Yves-François Blanchet told the Gazette on Thursday that the study, which will study the impact on the development of uranium in the province, is set to begin next fall.

There will not be a green light issued for the exploration or development of uranium in Québec until the study is completed.

Quebec Premier Pauline Marois is defending a Montreal bylaw that demands protesters give an itinerary at the beginning of a protest.

The Montreal Gazette reports Marois and her ministers do not consider bylaw P-6 to be unreasonable.

After the election, the Parti Québecois removed punitive sections of Bill 78 that limited the number of demonstrators, where they could gather, and giving 8 hours notice.

According to access to information requests made by Radio-Canada, over 180 health care sites contain asbestos.

The carcinogenic fiber used as a fire- retardant is being found in buildings such as hospitals, clinics and long-term care homes.

Provincial authorities are working to create a registry, but say it won’t be completed for another two years. During that time, they will have to determine asbestos levels in buildings and report them.

Student associations and university labour unions can learn a lot from each other.

The Link reports that while labour unions can benefit from the tactics used in the student movement, student associations can equally gain from the history of labour movements.

Spokesperson for the Association pour une solidarité syndicale étudiante Jérémie Bédard-Wien says fostering solidarity between students and workers is extremely important.

Students who work and educational workers face unpredictability and a lack of job security in the workforce, and can benefit from supporting each other.

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