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Latin America has seen a major expansion in mining investments since the early 1990s, facilitated by free trade agreements and structural reforms that have deregulated the economies of the region and made them more hospitable to direct foreign investments.

Environment Assessment Act Review is coming soon
Stephen Harper sings the corporations' tune
Mining companies' short-term gain
Leaves the land with long-term pain
Sick caribou, and silent loon.
We know that mines leave toxic waste, that's nothing new
That's why we need a strong environmental review
It can't be left to happenstance
Our rivers wouldn't stand a chance
The public needs to know – that's me and you!
But nobody's heard about this, they're not telling us

MiningWatch made two submissions to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment regarding the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, when Jamie Kneen testified before the Committee on November 24, 2011, and as a supplementary written submission in response to the Standing Committee's abrupt announcement of the deadline for submissions and the end of hearings.

Robert Del Tredici starts his narrative with an explanation of why Dr. Morgan looks somewhat somber in the portrait taken of him - it is the classic case of having your words taken out of context.