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Sean Smith

Sean Smith

Shawn Smith, president of the Syndicat des travailleurs de la mine Noranda-CSN, representing Horne Smelter workers in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec.

Sep 18, 2026

This is Quebec

This is Quebec

Rouyn-Noranda, Que., residents celebrate its 100th anniversary but wrestle with a complicated relationship with Horne smelter

Sep 18 · 15m

Julia Page
Julia PageCORRESPONDENT
11:46
That anger has put the relationship between workers and residents to the test, according to Sean Smith, the president of the Smelters Union.
Sean Smith
Sean SmithGUEST
11:57
Some workers were told they were killing children or poisoning pregnant women.
Sean Smith
Sean SmithGUEST
12:04
Thankfully, it was a minority, but I think things could have escalated.
Sean Smith
Sean SmithGUEST
12:07
Some workers were told they were killing children or poisoning pregnant women.

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