Critics object to lack of consultation with First Nations, fear long-term damage to the environment
Cutting bureaucratic red tape at Queen’s Park to expedite the process of putting more mines into production isn’t flying with Indigenous leadership across Ontario.
The government’s aim is to make Ontario a mining jurisdiction of choice for the world by making regulations more industry-friendly, particularly when it comes to faster permitting and approval times for new mining operations, especially on the high-tech, critical minerals side. As with the Matawa leadership, they also view the recovery permit amendments in the bill as a way for government to skirt its consultation responsibility, as they say there are an estimated 295 decommissioned mines in Ontario where mining activity could resume.
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