Let courts, mediators decide on mining disputes abroad, says lobby group

Mining Association of Canada executive says courts will handle penalties, CSR tools work for the rest.

Latin American social justice groups sent an open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asking him to do more to regulate Canadian mining companies working overseas. Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland is responsible for overseeing corporate social responsibility for the mining sector. The Hill Times photograph by Steve Gerecke

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BY PETER MAZEREEUW

April 27, 2016

While human rights groups are pushing for stronger government oversight of mining companies' conduct abroad, executives from a national mining lobby group say Canadian courts and existing mediation bodies should be allowed to do their work. The court system is one of...

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