Mine Tailings Dam Collapses in Canada and Brazil

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Published on Saturday, 03 June 2017 22:00

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LeftStreamed — Recorded in Toronto, 29 May 2017

Mine Tailings Dam Collapses in Canada and Brazil

“Accidents” or “Environmental Crimes”?

Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil, November 5, 2015: Worst environmental disaster in Latin American mining history.

Mount Polley, British Columbia, Canada, August 4, 2014: Worst environmental disaster in Canadian mining history.

Moderated by Judith Marshall (CERLAC, York University). Presentations by:

• Bruno Milanez, researcher, Brazilian Network for Environmental Justice: “The Failure of the Fundao Dam: An Environmental Justice Issue?”
• Richard Holmes, Fisheries Biologist, Likely, British Columbia: “The Mount Polley Mine Disaster - Who Takes Ownership?”
• Joan Kuyek, Founding National Coordinator, MiningWatch Canada

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