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Mexico warns Canadian mining companies of increased scrutiny
BY KAREN GRAHAM 58 MINS AGO IN WORLD
Canadian mining companies operating in Mexico should be on notice that the sector is going to face increased scrutiny on its environmental practices and treatment of Indigenous people, according to the country’s new ambassador to Ottawa.
Mexico's new ambassador to Canada, Juan Jose Gomez Camacho was appointed on March 14, and one of the very first items on his agenda was to send Canadian mining companies a friendly warning, reports the Globe and Mail.
“President [Andres Manuel] Lopez Obrador has been very public about this, that we really want a strong, profitable mining sector - and Canadian mining companies are large investors in Mexico - but we expect them to operate in this country with exactly the same standards as they do in Canad," said the ambassador in an interview at the foreign affairs ministry in the Mexican capital.
Speaking at the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs, Gómez said that enforcement of Mexico’s existing laws will be increased under the current federal government which has recently passed its first 100 days.
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http://www.digitaljournal.com/news/world/mexico-warns-canadian-mining-companies-of-increased-scrutiny/article/545612