Harper Pushing Extractive Industry in Latin America But Communities Are Pushing Back


At the Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia, Harper spoke to CEOs from across the Americas and unveiled Canada’s plans to expand into Latin America with vigor...Canadian mining companies already have a significant presence in the region, with two-thirds of all mining projects in the Americas...What he neglected to mention was that many communities in the region don’t share his vision of development and that Latin America is rife with resistance against Canada’s extractive industry


[ED NOTES:FOR A LIST OF CANADAS  EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRY CRIMES..SEE MY CANADA SECTION OR ANTI MINING SECTION AS WELL..