Will the appointment of government’s new ‘mining counsellor’ change anything? Nope

As competent as Jeffrey Davidson may be, the government has not given him the tools necessary to be an effective regulator of the extractive sector. The proper role of the CSR counsellor deserves further study by government and industry.

EDMONTON, ALTA.—Mining companies are unique in that they have always had to go where resources are physically located. These areas are often remote, environmentally delicate, and inhabited by indigenous people who will not share equally in the economic benefits of development. Canadi...

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