 Jen Moore is past freelance journalist and researcher who lived in and
reported from Ecuador for years. She was a member of a coalition of nine
civil society organizations in Latin America that first brought
the Canadian mining company, Blackfire Explorations into the limelight for alleged corrupt practices at the
'Payback' mine in Chiapas.
Moore is now the Latin America Program
Coordinator for Mining Watch Canada. Jen Moore and Canada's business practices
coming home in the first half.
Listen. Hear.
And; with school set to resume in British Columbia tomorrow, there is
what promises to be a battle Royale brewing between the provincial
Liberals and the BC Teachers Federation.
There are already rumours of a
September work stoppage, and already veiled threats of back to work
legislation being quickly implemented by the provincial government
should teachers walk out. The teachers say they are determined to make a difference for kids with this round of bargaining.
Susan Lambert is president of the BCTF and she'll be here in the second
half to instruct and illustrate the issues at hand in the second half.
And; Victoria Street Newz publisher and CFUV broadcaster, Janine
Bandcroft will join us at the bottom of the hour to bring us news from
the city's streets and beyond. But first, Jen Moore on Blackfire,
Mariano Abarca, and Blackfire Exploration's operations in Mexico and
beyond.
This week: Last month, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police raided the Calgary offices of private mining company, Blackfire Exploration. Blackfire has been a controversial outfit since at least the November 2009 murder of mining opponent, Mariano Abarca in Chiapas, Mexico.
Community activists there contended Blackfire was, at least tacitly, behind the Abarca killing. The RCMP was not though at Blackfire's door in July to serve arrest warrants for murder, but for an alleged contravention of the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act, a law designed to keep Canadian listed companies honest when dealing abroad.
Speaking of the case, Communications Coordinator for MiningWatch Canada, Jamie Kneen said; "If a case this egregious can’t be successfully prosecuted there’s little hope for accountability in the myriad of other cases we are hearing complaints about."
 Jen Moore is past freelance journalist and researcher who lived in and reported from Ecuador for years. She was a member of a coalition of nine civil society organizations in Latin America that first brought Blackfire into the limelight for alleged corrupt practices at the 'Payback' mine in Chiapas. Moore is now the Latin America Program Coordinator for MiningWatch.
Jen Moore and Canada's business practices coming home in the first half.
And; with school set to resume in British Columbia tomorrow, there is what promises to be a battle royale brewing between the provincial Liberals and the BC Teachers Federation. There are already rumours of a September work stoppage, and already veiled threats of back to work legislation being quickly implemented by the provincial government should teachers walk out.
Susan Lambert is president of the BCTF and she'll be here in the second half to instruct and illustrate the issues at hand in the second half.
And; Victoria Street Newz publisher and CFUV broadcaster, Janine Bandcroft will join us at the bottom of the hour to bring us news from the city's streets and beyond. But first, Jen Moore on Blackfire, Mariano Abarca, and Blackfire Exploration's operations in Mexico and beyond.
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