The Progressive Conservatives are questioning the Liberal government's commitment to mining in the province. In the legislature Vic Fedeli said after the Victor diamond mine was developed, the province imposed a mining tax and he wonders if history could repeat itself in the Ring of Fire with a new chromite tax. Fedeli says in 2003 Ontario was ranked number one in mining, now we are number 16. He notes that the Far North Act has cut off half of northern Ontario from being explored, causing many companies to move out of the province.
Monday, February 24, 2014
Liberal's Commitment To Mining Questioned
The Progressive Conservatives are questioning the Liberal government's commitment to mining in the province. In the legislature Vic Fedeli said after the Victor diamond mine was developed, the province imposed a mining tax and he wonders if history could repeat itself in the Ring of Fire with a new chromite tax. Fedeli says in 2003 Ontario was ranked number one in mining, now we are number 16. He notes that the Far North Act has cut off half of northern Ontario from being explored, causing many companies to move out of the province.
