Natural Resources committee  It's not our job to promote the industry; the industry has a lot of resources behind it to do that.

Natural Resources committee  There are aspects of projects that I like. I don't think we have a perfect example of the totality of any one project out there yet, but I like certain aspects of things. It gets complicated, because we have partners internationally that may have a lot of concerns about what, for

Natural Resources committee  I think the Troilus Mine in Quebec has been a good example in terms of its relationship with the Cree. I'm not suggesting it's a perfect mine. I haven't reviewed all of its environmental performance, for example, but that would be one good example. The Raglan Mine in Nunavik has

Natural Resources committee  In terms of a northern example, I think the QIA, which is one of three Inuit regional organizations, is following a really strong process for the Baffinland project. They've had adequate funding to resource local communities, to host meetings, and discuss projects. The QIA is sub

Natural Resources committee  Thank you for the question. All three of those conditions are met over and over again for this project. It's a project in a remote area of Ontario where there currently are no permanent roads. There's no permanent rail line. It's a complex ecological area on the edge of the worl

Natural Resources committee  Thanks for the question. MiningWatch formally is a coalition of 20 different organizations, including first nations, conservation groups, faith groups, human rights groups, and international development groups. We get our mandate partly from those groups, but also partly from co

Natural Resources committee  Absolutely, it would be, and that's the way it should be. First of all, we try to make sure the regulatory agencies are doing their job. They don't always do their job according to the law. Lawsuits against CF, for example, that MiningWatch has launched have been successful in p

Natural Resources committee  Thank you.

Natural Resources committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair and other members of the committee. It's a pleasure to be with you today. MiningWatch Canada is national non-profit organization. Our mandate is to improve mining practices and policies both here in Canada and where Canadian mining companies operat