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For over fifty years, Carleton University has served as one of Canada’s premiere universities for the training and education of young future leaders. Located in the heart of Ottawa, Carleton is positioned near many of the country’s most important government and research facilities, and it is a short drive from Parliament. The university’s advantageous location [...]

Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) has become a hot topic over the last few years where aboriginal communities are concerned. The cause of FPIC advocacy is grounded in the conception of the inherent rights of human communities to self-determination and their right to “freely pursue their economic, social, and cultural development” as codified by [...]

For decades, Enbridge Incorporated has been seen as one of Canada’s foremost corporate leaders in environmental, social, and corporate governance; even during the course of this past year, the company received accolades as one of the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations, was ranked as the number two most sustainable business in Canada, and for the [...]

Another day gone by, and another energy sector project is in limbo because of disputes between the corporate sector, the federal government, and Canadian First Nations. The particular conflict in question concerns the proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline (NGP) which has been developed (on paper, at least) by Enbridge, and which would span some 1, 173 [...]

With the spectre of provincial elections looming large on the horizon in Québec and with September 4th promising to introduce a possible reconfiguration of the political pieces at the National Assembly of Québec (the provincial legislature), there are any number of topics on the political agenda that may sway voters towards one party or another. [...]

A new blog is quickly becoming a go-to resource for professionals and academics involved in the mining and resource extraction industries. Republic of Mining‘s mission is to build awareness among the media, general public and key decision makers surrounding the economic and social benefits of sustainable mining. To achieve this goal, the website aggregates information [...]