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We need metals. Lots of them

  • While only a few months have passed since the federal election, much has happened in terms of the government’s commitments to the mining sector.
Opinion | BY PIERRE GRATTON | February 20, 2020
Photo by Shane McLendon on Unsplash

We need metals. Lots of them

Opinion | BY PIERRE GRATTON | February 20, 2020
  • While only a few months have passed since the federal election, much has happened in terms of the government’s commitments to the mining sector.

We need metals. Lots of them

Opinion | BY PIERRE GRATTON | February 20, 2020
  • While only a few months have passed since the federal election, much has happened in terms of the government’s commitments to the mining sector.
Photo by Shane McLendon on Unsplash

Protecting human rights requires a collaborative approach

  • OTTAWA—When it comes to the topic of a potential human rights ombudsperson, the Mining Association of Canada (MAC) welcomes healthy dialogue. Last week, two
Opinion | BY PIERRE GRATTON | June 21, 2017
An artisanal miner pans for gold in Chiquitania, Bolivia. Industry and civil society share a common belief that communities must be involved in and benefit from mining projects that affect them, writes the Mining Association of Canada's Pierre Gratton. Photograph courtesy of Jean-François Gornet

Protecting human rights requires a collaborative approach

Opinion | BY PIERRE GRATTON | June 21, 2017
  • OTTAWA—When it comes to the topic of a potential human rights ombudsperson, the Mining Association of Canada (MAC) welcomes healthy dialogue. Last week, two

Protecting human rights requires a collaborative approach

Opinion | BY PIERRE GRATTON | June 21, 2017
  • OTTAWA—When it comes to the topic of a potential human rights ombudsperson, the Mining Association of Canada (MAC) welcomes healthy dialogue. Last week, two
An artisanal miner pans for gold in Chiquitania, Bolivia. Industry and civil society share a common belief that communities must be involved in and benefit from mining projects that affect them, writes the Mining Association of Canada's Pierre Gratton. Photograph courtesy of Jean-François Gornet

Smart climate policies today can help Canada mine success in a low-carbon future

  • OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may soon be heard saying, “Because it’s 2018.” That’s when Canada heralds a new era of climate leadership, one in
Opinion | BY PIERRE GRATTON | May 24, 2017
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna, pictured last year, last week announced the government’s backstop carbon-pricing plan. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Smart climate policies today can help Canada mine success in a low-carbon future

Opinion | BY PIERRE GRATTON | May 24, 2017
  • OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may soon be heard saying, “Because it’s 2018.” That’s when Canada heralds a new era of climate leadership, one in

Smart climate policies today can help Canada mine success in a low-carbon future

Opinion | BY PIERRE GRATTON | May 24, 2017
  • OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may soon be heard saying, “Because it’s 2018.” That’s when Canada heralds a new era of climate leadership, one in
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna, pictured last year, last week announced the government’s backstop carbon-pricing plan. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

If human rights ombudsman is created, learn from experience

  • OTTAWA—In a recent op-ed in this newspaper, several professors call for the creation of a mining ombudsman, but dismiss the Mining Association of Canada’s
Opinion | BY PIERRE GRATTON | March 22, 2017
John Ruggie, pictured in 2009, has said Canada is the only country that imposes a penalty on mining companies that decline to participate in dispute resolution processes. UN photograph by Jean-Marc Ferré

If human rights ombudsman is created, learn from experience

Opinion | BY PIERRE GRATTON | March 22, 2017
  • OTTAWA—In a recent op-ed in this newspaper, several professors call for the creation of a mining ombudsman, but dismiss the Mining Association of Canada’s

If human rights ombudsman is created, learn from experience

Opinion | BY PIERRE GRATTON | March 22, 2017
  • OTTAWA—In a recent op-ed in this newspaper, several professors call for the creation of a mining ombudsman, but dismiss the Mining Association of Canada’s
John Ruggie, pictured in 2009, has said Canada is the only country that imposes a penalty on mining companies that decline to participate in dispute resolution processes. UN photograph by Jean-Marc Ferré

Feds should fund indigenous environmental guardians network

  • OTTAWA—When it comes to protecting the land, water, flora, and fauna around mining operations, companies use a wide range of tools, technologies, and expertise.
Opinion | BY PIERRE GRATTON | December 14, 2016
Participants in the Innu Nation guardians program (Minashkuat Kanakutuatak) in Labrador take part in fieldwork training. Photograph courtesy of the Mining Association of Canada

Feds should fund indigenous environmental guardians network

Opinion | BY PIERRE GRATTON | December 14, 2016
  • OTTAWA—When it comes to protecting the land, water, flora, and fauna around mining operations, companies use a wide range of tools, technologies, and expertise.

Feds should fund indigenous environmental guardians network

Opinion | BY PIERRE GRATTON | December 14, 2016
  • OTTAWA—When it comes to protecting the land, water, flora, and fauna around mining operations, companies use a wide range of tools, technologies, and expertise.
Participants in the Innu Nation guardians program (Minashkuat Kanakutuatak) in Labrador take part in fieldwork training. Photograph courtesy of the Mining Association of Canada

Harper’s Environmental Assessment Act overhaul failed mining. Let’s fix it

  • The headline may surprise you. After all, didn’t the mining industry benefit from the “streamlining” measures of the Harper government in 2012? The answer
Opinion | BY PIERRE GRATTON | September 21, 2016
If the mining sector could turn back the clock to 2011, before Stephen Harper's Conservative government changed the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, it would—in a heartbeat, writes Pierre Gratton. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Harper’s Environmental Assessment Act overhaul failed mining. Let’s fix it

Opinion | BY PIERRE GRATTON | September 21, 2016
  • The headline may surprise you. After all, didn’t the mining industry benefit from the “streamlining” measures of the Harper government in 2012? The answer

Harper’s Environmental Assessment Act overhaul failed mining. Let’s fix it

Opinion | BY PIERRE GRATTON | September 21, 2016
  • The headline may surprise you. After all, didn’t the mining industry benefit from the “streamlining” measures of the Harper government in 2012? The answer
If the mining sector could turn back the clock to 2011, before Stephen Harper's Conservative government changed the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, it would—in a heartbeat, writes Pierre Gratton. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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