Episode 176: Forging a consensus on the economy and climate change, ft PM Justin Trudeau

This episode features a speech by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on his vision for the mining industry in the context of climate change at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada conference in Toronto on March 2, 2020. Trudeau draws comparisons between today’s climate debate and the NAFTA debate from the late-1980s; responds to Teck’s decision to cancel its Frontier oil sands project; and explains why Canadian miners should take a leading role in developing a responsible and socially conscious mining industry. All this and more with online editor and host Adrian Pocobelli. Music Credits: “Rattlesnake Railroad”, “Big Western Sky”, “Western Adventure” and “Battle on the Western Frontier” by Brett Van Donsel (www.incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/