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Blog

Jul 17, 2012

Mosaic profit argues for higher potash royalties in Saskatchewan

Erin Weir

Today's Mosaic quarterly report provides further evidence that Saskatchewan should improve its royalty and tax structure to collect a better return on the province's non-renewable resources.

Blog

Jun 8, 2012

Debating the uses of resource royalties

Brian Topp

In an interesting and well-argued column in the Calgary Herald recently, Mark Milke from the Fraser Institute took issue with my last post here. I can't resist replying to one of his points.

Blog

Jun 7, 2012

Canada's economy: A debate fit for a national Parliament

Brian Topp

We have been doing something unusual in Canada in recent weeks. We've been having a substantive debate about the basic direction of our economy.

Blog

Apr 30, 2012

Is Plan Nord really an economic development tool for Québec?

Bertrand Schepper

On May 9 2011, the Charest government presented its Plan Nord. Its objective is to revitalize the economy north of the 49th parallel, based on natural resource extraction.

Event

Fracking and its impact on groundwater: Lessons from Alberta

Mar 21, 2012 to Mar 22, 2012

Telus Building, Room 134, University of Alberta

Corner of 111 Street and 87 Avenue

T6G 2M7 Edmonton , AB

Canada

53° 31' 22.4904" N, 113° 31' 4.1988" W

See map: Google Maps

Alberta CA

Join us for an information session and discussion on the impacts of fracking on groundwater, with Professor Karlis Muehlenbachs from the University of Alberta.

News

Mar 2, 2012

The Institut du Nouveau Monde and Minalliance: A disingenuous alliance

Alain Deneault and others

An open letter on the collaboration between the Institut de nouveau monde (INM) and Minalliance to organize public "conversations" about the future of mining in Québec.

Podcast

Nov 24, 2011

Quebec's Plan Nord a development on par with Alberta tar sands

Redeye

Large mining corporations from Canada, Europe and China are eager to become involved in a plan to extract resources from an area of Quebec that encompasses three-quarters of the province's landmass.

Podcast

Nov 9, 2011

Canadian mining companies in Africa

Redeye

The African continent contains a tremendous wealth of minerals, yet the profits from those resources are not flowing to the countries where they are found.

Columnists

May 30, 2011

Canada's challenges in natural resource development

Jim Stanford

Natural resources are increasingly central to Canada's economy. Our challenge is to maximize the positive spinoffs from resource developments, while minimizing the economic and environmental costs.

Podcast

Feb 9, 2011

Tanzanian gold mining: The devil in the detail

Africafiles: The Pulse

In May 2009, toxic waste from a gold mine located in North Mara, Tanzania, spilled into River Thigithe. This was the beginning of a long line of human rights abuses by African Barrick.

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