Recovery of Minerals, what…

Recovery of Minerals, what is so bad or hard about improving the land. Company comes in and takes what has value (tailings) makes money by reprocessing them and don’t even have to improve the land, so what are the people of Ontario getting out of this deal? It should be that recovery permits are used to clean up old historic mine sites leaving them in a better state/improved. Mining company get all the benefits, take the value off the land and leave the hazards for the public to pay for, or leave the hazards for future generations.

Is it appropriate for the Minister (politician)to be making decisions on whether a mine or drilling program should take place? Are mining companies and exploration companies contributing to the Minister’s campaign? It seems like a direct conflict of interest. When a politician is advocating for industry and at the same time has taken over the role of a regulator and public servant when he empowers himself as the decision maker removing the Director from that role and assigning it to himself. How would the Minister comply with ONTARIO REGULATION 381/07? Is it even possible when the checks and balance that comes with a non-elected senior public servant being a regulatory decision maker is eliminated and both the political and public servant role is played by the same person?