Redistribution and innovation drive Canada’s changing economy
Even before Donald Trump and before Brexit, Justin Trudeau was aware that voter disenchantment and populism were on the rise. He saw one of the important answers to this as economic, and his remedy has been to give the middle class a pay rise. “Western democracies around the world had a struggling middle class…that felt that […]
VP de Mining Association of Canada, Ben Chalmers: “Hacia una minería sostenible”, el Sistema que puede ayudar a Perú
El sistema “Towards Sustainable Mining” (Hacia una minería sostenible – HMS), que tiene un gran éxito en Canadá y otros países, puede ser adoptado por Perú, recomendó Ben Chalmers, vicepresidente de Mining Association of Canada, mentora de esa iniciativa con vigencia desde el 2004. Hudbay Minerals es una de las empresas que ya lo aplica.
Independent business lobby group brought election platform ideas to Hill last month
Summer saw a sharp drop in lobbying activity on the Hill, with monthly communication reports in June reaching the lowest they’ve been in the last five months.
COMPETITIVENESS: MAC, PDAC urge mines ministers to take action
The Mining Association of Canada and the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada have issued a joint recommendation as the provincial and territorial mines ministers meet this week. The industry associations are urging government action to restore global competitiveness to the Canadian mining industry.
Canada urged to address declining mining competitiveness
A national alliance of mineral exploration and mining associations are urging Mines Ministers, having convened for their 76th annual conference in Cranbrook (British Columbia), to take action to ensure Canada remains a globally competitive jurisdiction and can continue to attract mineral investment.
“We are left chasing countries that once viewed us as the global benchmark”
Canadian mining and exploration lobby groups have called on mines ministers to ensure the country remains a globally competitive jurisdiction and continues to attract mineral investment.
Q&A with Ben Chalmers, Senior VP of the Mining Association of Canada
Controversial environmental-review bill becomes law
The Liberal government received royal assent on Friday for its contentious Bill C-69, the culmination of its effort to revamp how Ottawa reviews major resource projects that began soon after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took power in 2015.
Ensuring success for Canada’s human rights ombudsperson: the importance of collaborative dispute resolution
In January 2018, the Canadian ombudsperson for responsible enterprise (CORE) was established to address responsible business practices and allegations of human rights issues related to Canadian companies operating abroad in the mining, oil and gas, and textiles sectors.
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.
