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Enough talk, Canada needs extractive industries ombudsperson

  • At least 44 people killed. More than 400 people injured. Hundreds more repressed and criminalized for defending their land, their health, and their livelihoods.
Opinion | BY JEAN SYMES | November 2, 2016
Two mechanisms the government relies on to uphold human rights within the extractive sector both report to Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland, who is responsible for promoting Canadian companies overseas, including mining companies. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Enough talk, Canada needs extractive industries ombudsperson

Opinion | BY JEAN SYMES | November 2, 2016
  • At least 44 people killed. More than 400 people injured. Hundreds more repressed and criminalized for defending their land, their health, and their livelihoods.

Enough talk, Canada needs extractive industries ombudsperson

Opinion | BY JEAN SYMES | November 2, 2016
  • At least 44 people killed. More than 400 people injured. Hundreds more repressed and criminalized for defending their land, their health, and their livelihoods.
Two mechanisms the government relies on to uphold human rights within the extractive sector both report to Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland, who is responsible for promoting Canadian companies overseas, including mining companies. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
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