{
  "id": 19680097,
  "title": "Canadian extractive firms displaced 300,000 in Africa since 1996, report says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/canadian-extractive-firms-displaced-300-000-in-africa-since-1996",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-12T16:22:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mongabay",
    "slug": "mongabay",
    "url": "https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/canadian-extractive-firms-displaced-300000-in-africa-since-1996-report-says/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A report by the Justice and Corporate Accountability Project reveals that Canadian extractive industries have displaced at least 300,000 people in Africa since 1996. The 193-page study, based on media reports, court documents, and other sources, also scrutinizes Canada's handling of allegations of corruption and human rights abuses against 23 firms. Canada has consistently supported companies accused of serious human rights abuses or worker safety lapses, according to the report. For instance, in 2017, Canada's High Commissioner in Tanzania met with the country's Minister of Mines to defend Barrick Mining Corporation's local subsidiary amidst a tax and export policy dispute. This came a year after a government inquiry reported that police guarding Barrick's North Mara gold mine had killed dozens of people on its premises. Report co-author Shin Imai, a professor at York University's Osgoode Hall Law School, told Mongabay that \"they always take the side of the company\" and have never been found lobbying against them. The issue remains pertinent as Human Rights Watch reported in 2024 that police protecting the North Mara mine were linked to a growing number of unaccounted for killings. Barrick's response to the report included a 12-page statement asserting it had been \"targeted and criticized by irresponsible NGOs.\" The article was originally published by Mongabay.",
  "summary": "Canadian extractive industries have been linked to the displacement of at least 300,000 people in Africa over the past 30 years, the Justice and Corporate Accountability Project (JCAP) said in an October report. The York University-based group reviewed media reports, court documents and other sources to compile the 193-page report, which analyzed the Canadian government’s […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}