Adopting UNDRIP raises questions about resource development
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Property map for upcoming magazine
Hello Members: For those you holding claims or MELs in Manitoba, can you please update our property map (below) for the upcoming magazine publication (Nov 2016). If you want your
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Changing dynamics of aboriginal relations in mining
If you weren’t able to make it to our last MPDA meeting, please review the below presentation by Ed Huebert on the changing dynamics of aboriginal relations in mining.
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How a Guatemalan murder trial could forever change Canadian overseas mining
Source: thestar.com Written by: Marina Jimenez The murder trial at the centre of a legal battle involving Toronto-based HudBay offers a glimpse of why Ontario courts took the landmark step
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Letters to the editor of the Brandon Sun on mining
Below are two letters to the editor of the Brandon Sun on mining.
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Forgoing mineral wealth in the WNO ‘Choices for eternity”
Below is a position paper the MPDA commissioned in 2010 on the sterilization of the east side of Lake Winnipeg. It appears the UNESCO site designation is probably a done deal
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New sustainable development minister is all ears
Source: Winnipeg Free Press Written by: Nick Martin Consult, consult, consult — Catherine Cox is going to have a busy summer. Manitoba’s new minister of sustainable development wants to hear
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Canada removes objector status and officially adopts United Nations declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples
Source: MLT Written by: Meaghan Conroy, Rangi Jeerakathil The Government of Canada voted against the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (“UNDRIP”) when it was first passed by
Aboriginal affairs: Fraser Institute calls for consistent policies for indigenous consultation
Source: Canadian Mining Journal An inconsistent patchwork of federal and provincial guidelines for consulting aboriginal peoples currently exist across the country, finds a new study released today by the Fraser
Veto rights for FNs
Hello Members: Various articles have been published lately on ‘veto rights for FNs’ that have direct implications to our industry. I have had some of you speak out on this,
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