Powerful mining industry lobbyists helped defeat bill, says Grit MP McKay

Some 17 lobbyists registered to lobby the federal government on Bill C-300.

The defeat of a private member's bill to bring accountability for mining in developing countries was a classic case of "David versus Goliath," says Liberal MP John McKay, the sponsor of Bill C-300, who believes the deep pockets of mining companies resulted in successful lobbying against the bill....

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