Province needs to take ownership of Indigenous consultation process, adopt Quebec model
The public perception of mining needs to change in order to recruit young people into this critical industry, say mining CEOs with Ontario-based projects.
“We have a massive province and it’s relatively under-explored, said Alamos Gold president-CEO John McCluskey. As a father of four, he questions the message kids are receiving in school, beyond that mining is “at best, a necessary evil.”McCluskey finds a considerable disconnect between many Ontarians and the fundamental reality that mined materials “make modern life a reality.”
People who work in the industry are proud of their profession, he said, yet seem reluctant to talk about it. This week, Queen’s Park seems to be addressing the talent shortage with a new strategy unveiled May 29 in Sudbury.
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