Dr. Horacio Arruda defended himself of against suggestions he hid anything by withdrawing an appendix reporting a much higher incidence of lung cancer in Rouyn-Noranda than elsewhere in Quebec and invoking the arsenic emitted by the Horne Smelter as an aggravating factor.
Junior Health Minister Lionel Carmant announced Tuesday that $1.15 billion will be invested over five years, including $361 million in new money in this area.