Major gaps in mining regulations flagged in environment commissioner’s report | The Narwhal
It’s been a full decade since the office of the auditor general turned its spotlight to the country’s 255 mines.
The last time the auditor general looked at mining, Canada’s environment commissioner found the country was essentially failing to protect fish habitat from the impact of mines.
(Wait, what exactly is the office of the auditor general?
It’s an independent body that has the responsibility to audit the
operations of governments and reports back to Parliament. In other
words: it’s a watchdog. The auditor general also appoints the
environment commissioner.)
In the
past decade, Canada has had time to clean up its act on mining and,
according to the auditor general, has made some improvements in
protecting fish under the Fisheries Act.
However … ahem …