Ecuador: Azuay Says No to Environmental Licence for Dundee Precious Metals

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Environmental defenders in Southern Ecuador filed an injunction (medida cautelar) against Canadian-owned Loma Larga project and announced several actions protesting the arbitrary decision of the Ministry of Environment, Water and Ecological Transition (“MAATE”) to grant an environmental licence for exploitation to Dundee Precious Metals. 

Over 280 Ecuadorian and International Organizations Speak Out Against the Criminalization and Violence against Environmental Defenders Resisting Canadian Mining

Quito-Ottawa: Yesterday, July 2, 2025, 283 Ecuadorian, Canadian, and international organizations, unions, and coalitions sent a letter expressing deep concern about the systematic criminalization of 29 human rights and land defenders in Bolivar province in Ecuador, due to their legitimate and peaceful opposition to the Canadian owned Curipamba-El Domo mining project.

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MiningWatch Canada, Proyecto Dulcepamba, Acción Ecológica

At a Canadian-Owned Mine, a Mexican Union Alleges Dirty Tactics

A North American labour dispute panel is examining allegations union members were threatened into joining a competing union.

by Isaac Phan Nay

The union for workers at the Camino Rojo mine in Zacatecas, Mexico, is calling for Canada and the United States to resolve allegations its members were threatened into joining a competing union.

Orla Mining, a $3.8-billion company based in Vancouver, owns and operates the gold and silver mine, which sits 580 kilometres northwest of Mexico City.

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The Tyee

Environmental and civil society groups react: Bill C-5 becomes law, setting a dangerous precedent

(Unceded Anishinaabe Algonquin Territories – Ottawa) Environmental and civil society groups condemn Parliament’s reckless passage of Bill C-5’s controversial Building Canada Act. The Act erodes democratic principles, runs roughshod over Indigenous rights, shuts Canadians out of decisions that could affect them, and puts the environment at risk.

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Climate Action Network – Réseau action climat (CAN-Rac) Canada
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25th Anniversary Legacy Giving Fund: Making a Gift in Your Will

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The work to secure a just future for people and the planet is multigenerational. Making a gift in your will of any size can provide the resources to strengthen and carry on that work. That is why MiningWatch is launching a legacy giving program, to mark the end of 25th anniversary fundraising campaign. 

A gift in your will is an extraordinary way to express hope for the future, and a commitment of solidarity to people and communities fighting to protect the land and water for future generations. 

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The Building Canada Act Is a Shocking Power Grab – And Powerful Political Theatre. What Happens Next?

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Bill C-5, the One Canadian Economy Act, including the Building Canada Act, is already a fait accompli. The Conservatives are supporting the Liberal minority to ram it through the House of Commons with no meaningful deliberation and no significant amendments. It is slated to pass third reading by midnight on Friday, June 20, and be passed by the Senate by June 27, when the Senate rises for the summer.

Letter to Prime Minister Carney: Canada's Position on Deep Sea Mining

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The following letter was sent to Prime Minister Marc Carney by 20 Canadian and international civil society organizations, coalitions, and unions, including MiningWatch Canada.

 

The Right Honourable Mark Carney, P.C., M.P.

Prime Minister of Canada

Office of the Prime Minister

80 Wellington Street

Ottawa, ON, K1A 0A2

 

RE: CANADA’S POSITION ON DEEP SEA MINING

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June Newsletter: Mid-year recap of the struggle for mining justice in Quebec

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Dear friends, 

Politics are becoming increasingly toxic and the climate is deteriorating, but we continue to resist the dominant industrial model and seek out alternatives. 

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