The Coalition pour que le Québec ait meilleure mine, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the mining industry's environmental and social practices, has given top marks to the Green Party of Quebec's electoral platform for 2018.
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En direct de la mine d'or Canadian Malartic pour prendre position en faveur d'une augmentation des redevances, d'un renforcement de la réglementation environnementale et pour soutenir les résidents locaux qui luttent pour leur droit à un environnement propre ! ✅
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