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Anishnawbe Business Professional Association proposes new framework that follows the path of reconciliation
Jason Rasevych would like to see corporate Canada do more to put into practice what they put on paper. The president of the Anishnawbe Business Professional Association (ABPA) notices that mining companies often make statements in their annual sustainability reports about how they’re working progressively with First Nation communities.
Most of it is centred around promises of jobs and business opportunities. What’s missed is how mining activity will impact a community’s culture. While companies often say they are committed to reconciliation, Rasevych asks, “How are they reporting on that each and every year?”
ABPA is working in tandem with the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Law and its International Human Rights Program on an upcoming report on the impact of mining operations on First Nation communities in Northern Ontario. Their focus is on the Ring of Fire.
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