Mining industry welcomes new environmental assessment rules under Bill C-69
The head of the Mining Association of Canada says the hotly contested federal environmental assessment bill is welcome in the industry it will affect the most. “This promises to be a better system than what we’ve had for the last seven years,” said Pierre Gratton, the president of the association.
Changes to Bill C-69 ‘unprecedented’ says Alberta senator, but energy industry isn’t placated
A senator representing Alberta says the number of changes her institution has made to the controversial Bill C-69 are “unprecedented,” though oil and gas executives are joining with some provincial governments in saying the proposed environmental assessment law remains unacceptable.
Metals mines, accounting for most federal enviro assessments, OK with Bill C-69
The head of the Mining Association of Canada says the hotly contested federal environmental assessment bill is welcome in the industry it will affect the most.
Ottawa presses ahead with contentious resource development bill
The federal government is plowing ahead on its legislation to overhaul the review process for major resource projects, with the introduction Wednesday of a package of amendments that fall far short of what conservative premiers and oil-industry executives have demanded.
Kenney Win Puts Maligned Trudeau Pipeline Law Under New Pressure
Alberta’s incoming premier is already fighting pipeline law changes that are in the offing.
Assessment of projects would improve under Bill C-69
The legislation would deliver more credible decisions for oil and pipelines with an eye to long-term sustainability. Critics should not object.
Canada: The Impact Assessment Act: A New Narrative For Canadian Environmental Policy?
The politically charged nature of environmental assessments in Canada is no secret. Built on a foundation of dual federal and provincial jurisdiction, Canada’s regime of environmental regulation is composed of a plethora of overlapping and often conflicting environmental laws. The direction of our environmental policy swings like a pendulum, often dictated by election-day appetites for […]
Mining Association of Canada: Federal budget ‘welcome news’ for Canadian miners
Brendan Marshall, vice-president of economic and northern affairs with the Mining Association of Canada, tells BNN Bloomberg that the latest federal budget will give a boost to the country’s mining industry, particularly in reducing the infrastructure deficit in the north.
Canada’s Budget commitment to the North seen as positive for mining
Canada’s North, where the future of the country’s mining industry lies, has received a boost in Tuesday’s federal government Budget, with a commitment of more than C$700-million over the next ten years in new and focused funding for Arctic communities.
Canada’s 2019 budget a plus for miners
The budget, unveiled by finance minister Bill Morneau on Tuesday, set aside C$700 million over the next decade in new and focused funding to ensure Arctic communities can grow. The infrastructure deficit in Canada’s far north is something that has long been a thorn in the exploration and mining industry’s side, pushing costs up.
