Article by
David Hunter,
Nalin Sahni, and environmental planner George McKibbon of
McKibbon Wakefield Inc.
Economist Don Drummond recently released a sweeping report (the
"Drummond Report") on rethinking Provincial governance
and Ontario's economy. Miners should take note: the Drummond
Report calls for increased mining taxes and user fees and "a
new paradigm for environmental and natural resource programs,"
licensing, and services that could both hinder and simplify mining
development and operations.
Transformation is an important theme in our continuing series on
streamlining the current mine development system. In our last
article, we discussed the Draft Class Environmental Assessment for
Mining and how the licensing system could be improved (See February
9th posting). Today, we discuss the changes that miners should
expect from the Drummond Report, if implemented.
