Protests over the Canadian company’s Panamanian copper mine were met with violence
Original in Spanish at Radio Temblor, May 6, 2024 | Translated by Common Frontiers
Colin McClelland, Mining.com
The federal government’s proposed changes to environmental rules for resource projects could limit Ottawa’s oversight, but probably won’t shorten approval times, according to a law firm’s analysis.
Panamanian organizations released a report documenting the rights violations and criminalization of activists during last year’s large-scale protests over First Quantum Minerals’ copper mine, Cobre Panamá.
Simon Hopkins and Mia Rabson, Canadian Press with files from the Energy Mix
Environmental groups say the Liberal government is giving up its authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) through proposed amendments to the federal Impact Assessment Act (IAA).
Budget bill amendments diminish feds’ role in assessing climate impacts of major projects
OTTAWA / Traditional unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg people – Environmental and public interest groups are expressing deep frustration over proposed amendments to the Impact Assessment Act introduced in the Budget Implementation Act. The groups are concerned that with these amendments, the government is abdicating its responsibility to properly assess the climate impacts of projects across Canada.
Niall McGee, The Globe and Mail
Barrick Gold Corp. is being accused of using the virtual format for its annual general meeting to suppress critical questions from stakeholders.
After holding a hybrid AGM last year that allowed stakeholders to show up in person, the Toronto-based gold mining company, which is the world’s second biggest by market value, went to a virtual-only format this year.
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OTTAWA, ON – Surging violence surrounding Canadian mining projects in Ecuador should raise red flags for the Canadian government as it commences trade talks with the Ecuadorian government, MiningWatch Canada, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, and Amnesty International Canada said Tuesday.
On May 6, 2024, a regulatory amendment to the Regulation respecting mineral substances other than petroleum, natural gas and brine will come into force in the province of Quebec. The purpose of this regulatory amendment is to better take into account the concerns of populations affected by "impact" exploration work. But what do these changes actually entail? In a nutshell: