Dalton Wants New Mining Act

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McGuinty vows changes for natives in mining law
KAREN HOWLETT
April 24, 2008

Native leaders in Ontario have been pushing the government to change the province's mining laws to better protect their interests when companies explore for minerals on their traditional lands.

Yesterday - the same day native leaders from across the province held a rally in front of the legislature over the jailing of six members of a remote reserve who opposed mining on their land - they got their wish. Premier Dalton McGuinty vowed to reform the province's 135-year-old mining act to strike a better balance between the competing interests of mining companies and native communities.

"We've got a problem with the mining act," Mr. McGuinty told reporters. "I don't think it's in keeping with our values and expectations at the beginning of the 21st century."