Auditor finds federal critical minerals strategy lacking analysis of impact on climate, Indigenous people – CBC
Nov 08, 2024
Strategy introduced in 2022 budget, allocated 3.8 billion to support mining of 34 critical “green” minerals
A federal audit of Canada’s strategy to promote the extraction of critical minerals says the government isn’t giving due consideration to the potential impact of mining on the environment, biodiversity and Indigenous people.
The report on the federal critical minerals strategy was tabled in Parliament November 7 by the commissioner of the environment and sustainable development, Jerry DeMarco.
The critical minerals strategy was announced in the 2022 budget, and allocated $3.8 billion over eight years to focus on increasing the supply of critical minerals to be used in the supply chain toward a net-zero economy.
