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Activists Crash a Shareholders Meeting to Raise Issues of Rape at the Company’s Mines
The mines owned and operated by Barrick Gold have been the scenes of human rights abuses and environmental disaster world-wide. The company says it's striving to do better, but activists aren't convinced.
Canadian Mining Companies Are Destroying Latin America
Throughout Latin America, Canadian mining companies are acting with impunity and may have used paramilitary criminal organizations to dispose of anyone in their way.
The Harper Government Has Refused to Fill a Position to Oversee the Mining Industry
Nearly a year after a vacancy for a job overseeing Canada's mining industry began, the position remains open. Critics say the Harper government's willingness to drag its feet on appointing someone is indicative of the problems Canada faces when dealing...
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