What riches await...Canada treats mining companies like the goose that laid the golden egg. What we get in return looks more like a goose egg.

The article explore how industry activists in the mining sector in Canada have led effective campaigns to increase corporate transparency and tax justice, and the problems that still exist. Topics discussed include information on low corporate tax rates reduced by accelerated capital cost allowances and deductions for exploration and development costs; promotion of Canadian mining companies by Canadian government; and support for transnational mining investment by Canada.