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Guatemalans win right to sue Tahoe Resources in B.C.

February 17, 2017
| Six farmers and a student from Guatemala shot while protesting a mine won an important victory when the B.C. Court of Appeal said their lawsuit against Tahoe Resources could be heard in B.C.
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Creation of a mining ombudsman on horizon, says Liberal MP championing the cause
December 6, 2016 |
In an interview with The Hill Times, Liberal MP John McKay (Scarborough – Guildwood, Ont.) said he expects to see a clear plan in place by March 2017 for creating an ombudsman for the extractive secto
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Munk School of Global Affairs reveals much about the state of Canadian foreign policy
By
Yves Engler
| October 29, 2016

Next week the Fraser Institute's newly established Peter Munk Centre for Free Enterprise will offer a daylong "Introduction to Economic Reasoning" seminar for Grade 10-12 students in Scarborough. Launched in June with $5 million from the founder of Barrick Gold, the Centre for Free Enterprise cements Munk's position as leading contributor to right-wing ideas. But, the ideologue's biggest contribution has been to a venerable public institution.

The Munk School of Global Affairs reveals much about the state of foreign-policy debate in this country. Among 35 million Canadians, the University of Toronto would be hard pressed to find a less credible source of support for the study of international affairs.

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Congo Week organizer calls on Canadians to show solidarity

October 28, 2016
| Canadian mining companies have $3 billion in assets in Congo. Maurice Carney says this means Canadians have a unique opportunity to support the nascent democracy movement there.
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Solidarity rally in Toronto as decision released in OceanaGold v. El Salvador case
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| October 15, 2016

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The spirit of Berta Cáceres: The power and playful defiance of Indigenous women at the World Social Forum
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Rachel Warden
| August 17, 2016

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"Berta Caceres had three qualities that made her such a powerful advocate and activist for her people and for the environment. She was Indigenous, a woman and a feminist."

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EXTRACTION! Ad Astra's comic book journalism tackles mining justice

EXTRACTION! image from Ad Astra

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It's an old "analog" idea that's gaining new credibility in the digital age: comic book journalism. Ad Astra Comix is breathing new life into the genre as it prepares for its second publication, EXTRACTION! which examines what the company calls "the criminal activities of mining companies" in North America.

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Mines continue to put waterways in B.C. at risk
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Brent Patterson
| May 12, 2016

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Major concerns are being raised about the waterways threatened in British Columbia by mining.

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Poetic documentary 'Koneline' brings B.C. mining into focus

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Canada's Nettie Wild has never shied away from tough topics -- from the Zapatista movement in Mexico (A Place Called Chiapas) to delving into the darkness of addiction in FIX: The Story of an Addicted City, the director has combed the social justice landscape.

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Activists infiltrate world's largest mining convention to say 'Canadian mining kills'
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Ailish Morgan
| March 8, 2016

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