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Natural Resources committee Thank you for the question. Canada has issues that are specific to it and that are not the same abroad. If we must look at the Canadian situation and identify three key issues, as I did somewhat in my presentation, we need to be aware that we have bigger and bigger mining sites
November 1st, 2016Committee meeting
Ugo Lapointe
Natural Resources committee I'm sorry that my time is up.
November 1st, 2016Committee meeting
Ugo Lapointe
Natural Resources committee Finally, there are regulations and incentives that could be put in place. The first point is that we could promote certain types of minerals. To give you a clear example, just so you understand it, we should stop asbestos mining in Canada and promote best available technologies w
November 1st, 2016Committee meeting
Ugo Lapointe
Natural Resources committee I'll do my best to answer this question, but to be honest, it's my colleague, Jamie Kneen, who covers that file. He's actually in another hearing on this specific topic today. I'll just mention quickly that in our opinion, of course the CEAA was damaged in 2012 by the omnibus bil
November 1st, 2016Committee meeting
Ugo Lapointe
Natural Resources committee Yes. We saw spills in the U.S.A. last year, and Brazil as well. What are the solutions? What could be the government role? In our opinion, there are probably at least three main areas where government could help to reduce those risks or prevent those risks. The first one is
November 1st, 2016Committee meeting
Ugo Lapointe
Natural Resources committee Certainly.
November 1st, 2016Committee meeting
Ugo Lapointe
Natural Resources committee Good morning, everyone. My name is Ugo Lapointe. I work for MiningWatch Canada, as the Canadian program coordinator. MiningWatch is a non-profit organization based in Ottawa. We have a mission to promote better environmental, social, and economic practices in mining in Canada an
November 1st, 2016Committee meeting
Ugo Lapointe