Canadian Mining Industry

Aired on June 20, 2007
As commodity prices boom around the world, Canada's mining industry is booming, too. But it's also under increasing scrutiny.

Pressure from NGO's who monitor Canadian companies abroad, led to a national round-table on corporate social responsibility and the extractive industry. Its produced a stellar and unanimous report N-G-Os and industry came to a consensus.

We wanted to talk to someone from Foreign Affairs about these new guidelines, unfortunately, they declined saying they're still studying the proposals. It seems there may not be consensus in the Canadian government.

But for the bigger picture of the Canadian mining industry worldwide, Avi talks to Karyn Keenan with the Halifax Initiative, an international development NGO based in Ottawa.

THE FACTS ON MINING IN CANADA:
Sixty percent of the world's exploration companies are listed on Canada's Stock Exchanges.

Eighty-five percent of all the mining deals done world wide are done in Canada.

Canadian companies account for over 40% of global exploration budgets.

And they have Interests in more than 3,000 mineral properties in more than 100 countries.

It all means that Canada is a big player.
LINKS: http://www.halifaxinitiative.org/

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[Barroco04]

Es un terrorismo económico!!! debastador arraza con los derechos humandos, el derecho a la vida!!  sin importarles los efectos secundarios que estos puedan traer!!

ellos son los que estimulan le masiva emigracóin!!! y la descompociocion social de los países en vias de desarrollo!! Es un abuso de poder económico.

El dinero esta de por medio asi de simple!!

[kaibil33]

malditos perros

se van a podrir en el infierno

[ThoughtMetal]

@kaibil33 si no entiendes lo que dice, no opines. La Hallifax Initiative, de la que K.Keenan es miembro, denuncia lo mismo que tú.

Ves al doctor a que te mire esos prejuicios, que tienen mala pinta.

[itchuck]

Ya like making sure there's a backup in gold ... stealing all the gold in developing Countries and polluting the environment where there is not enough sanctions.

CG

[kaibil33]

son unos perros se roban nuestras riquezas y al pueblo no le dan nimierda en guatemala le roban en el estor izabal estan robando

anthis fuckin bitch is a lesbian

no human rights in guatemala fuckyou

[kaibil33]

esto no es cierto son unos desgraciado

no les inporta la vida de la poor people

[susserina]

The world bank...always supporting projects that promise development but only bring more misery to the people they are supposed to help and profits to large international companies. Shameful.