Thread by @MiningWatch

How will human rights abuses & environmental harm stop happening at Canadian mine sites abroad? By holding companies accountable 👉🏽 right here in Canada, where 50% of mining companies worldwide are headquartered. A 🧵on the urgent need for corporate accountability #GetAccountable

Saying NO to Canadian mining can be dangerous – including in #Ecuador, where Josefina Tunki (Pres of the Shuar Arutam People) is being threatened for speaking out against #SolarisResources' #Warintza project in their territory. #GetAccountable | For more: miningwatch.ca/blog/2021/8/31…

Communities near Canadian mine sites often have to contend with significant police violence. Latest reports from @raidukorg document killings and injuries of local residents by police assigned to #BarrickGold's #NorthMara mine in #Tanzania. #GetAccountable

Canadian mining companies frequently cause significant environmental harm. Communities near #EquinoxGold's #Aurizona mine in Brazil are still without reliable access to drinking water one year after a tailings dam disaster. #GetAccountable | More here: miningwatch.ca/news/2021/9/27…

In 2018, the 🇨🇦 govt finally promised to create an effective corporate watchdog, but instead, delivered the @CORE_Ombuds with no #power2investigate. Ever since, @cnca_rcrce has advised to "approach with caution" #CorporateCapture #GetAccountable More here: cnca-rcrce.ca/wp-content/upl…

Following important trends in Europe, @cnca_rcrce drafted model #mhrdd legislation that would require Canadian companies to practice due diligence throughout their supply chain. 50 canadian orgs and 150+ international orgs endorsed it. Here are key aspects cnca-rcrce.ca/campaigns/busi…

TOMORROW! We've heard through the grapevine that two new private members bills will be tabled in @OurCommons tomorrow that will help address major gaps in #corporateaccountability in Canada. Follow along tomorrow as we live tweet this moment in #cdnPoli. #GetAccountable