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

Natural Resources committee  I'm sorry that my time is up.

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

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

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

Natural Resources committee  Certainly.

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