Rights groups say Ontario\u0027s proposed changes to mine timelines risk hurting the environment and Indigenous communities. Find out more.
Ontario also wants to update the mine closure plan that miners must submit before they can begin construction, a process that takes several years. conducts reviews of the draft closure plans before they are filed. The amendments would allow certifications from “qualified persons” instead and allow the minister to conditionally file closure plans.
Pirie’s changes would also reduce up-front expenses for miners. Currently, miners need to provide the government with financial assurance that amounts to the estimated costs of the rehabilitation measures described in the closure plan. The province is permitted to use this money to carry out the work in case the miner is unable to do the work itself.
“It’s a real step backwards in terms of environment and public safety,” Kneen said. “There’s a reason that all of these safeguards were put in place over the years because we experienced these problems and had to find ways to get around them.” Kneen added that the “other really big missing element” was the absence of public or Indigenous engagement., echoed Kneen’s sentiments and said the government’s move was a “recipe for disaster” and that Indigenous communities wouldn’t “tolerate” the changes.Article content
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