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Jun 18, 2026
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‘You can never underestimate the power of the mining industry’: Q and A with former Liberal MP John McKay
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ML v2 (DistilBERT)
0.393 · RIGHT
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-0.303 · CENTER LEFT
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‘You can never underestimate the power of the mining industry’: Q and A with former Liberal MP John McKay
McKay talks about Carney cutting watchdog that investigates Canadian extractive companies abroad
BY JOAN BAXTER
JUNE 18, 2026
The Mining Injustice Solidarity Network organized protests in front of the 2020 Prospectors and Developers of Canada (PDAC) Convention. Credit: Joan Baxter
“There’s some business you just can’t do. And if the only way you can make money is by destroying people’s environment or murdering them or raping them, you shouldn’t be in that business.”
To a…
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