Jennifer Moore of Mining Watch Canada, which has been critical of
Canadian operations abroad and the conflicts they engender (according to
Peru's Ombudsman's office, there were 120 active conflicts in the
country in February, 70 per cent of which were related to mining), said
this matchmaking is emblematic of how NGOs are being asked to "cozy up"
with the mining companies.
"This is one of the worst and most
blatant examples we have of how NGOs are being encouraged to get into
bed with the mining industry," said Moore, Latin America Program
Co-ordinator for Mining Watch Canada.
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