“Go back to the capital and stay there”: the mining industry’s resistance to regulatory reform in British Columbia 1972-2005

The Barrett (1972-1975) and Harcourt-Clark (1991-2001) New Democratic Party (NDP) governments attempted to redefine their relationship with the mining industry by changing the regulatory structures that governed mining in British Columbia. In both cases the mining industry publicly resisted these a...

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Main Author: Addie, Sean C.
Other Authors: Rajala, Richard
Format: Others
Language:English
en
Published: 2018
Subjects:
NDP
LUP
MRA
Online Access:https://dspace.library.uvic.ca//handle/1828/8988
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spelling ndltd-uvic.ca-oai-dspace.library.uvic.ca-1828-89882018-01-20T17:04:37Z “Go back to the capital and stay there”: the mining industry’s resistance to regulatory reform in British Columbia 1972-2005 Addie, Sean C. Rajala, Richard NDP New Democratic Party Social Credit Party Socred MABC Mining Association of British Columbia BCYCM British COlumbia and Yukon Chamber of Mines AMEBC LUP Land use planning land-use planning windy craggy Commision on Resources and Environment LRMP land and resource management Plan strathcona park MRA Mineral Royalties Act Bill 31 Mining minerals war in the woods British Columbia leo nimsick dave barrett tom waterland The Barrett (1972-1975) and Harcourt-Clark (1991-2001) New Democratic Party (NDP) governments attempted to redefine their relationship with the mining industry by changing the regulatory structures that governed mining in British Columbia. In both cases the mining industry publicly resisted these attempts, and was successful in having the reforms dismantled by subsequent free-enterprise oriented governments. These instances of conflict were centred on a foundational debate over government’s role in, and/or duty to, the mining industry. Intense industry-led resistance occurred when the traditional industry-government compact, which required government to serve as a promoter of the industry, and a liquidator of Crown owned mineral resources, was perceived to have been violated. The Barrett government more stringently asserted its ownership of public mineral resources through the enactment of a mineral royalty, and by assuming greater regulatory authority over mining operations. These actions instigated a substantial public relations campaign against the Barrett government over taxation laws. The Harcourt-Clark government pursued the development of strategic land-use plans and rejected the historic consensus that mining was innately the highest and best use of the land. This led to substantial anti-government rhetoric and an industry withdrawal from all public engagement and land-use planning processes. In both cases the mining industry was able to revive the traditional relationship when free-enterprise oriented governments replaced the NDP administrations. Graduate 2018-12-15 2018-01-19T15:48:24Z 2017 2018-01-19 Thesis https://dspace.library.uvic.ca//handle/1828/8988 English en Available to the World Wide Web application/pdf
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topic NDP
New Democratic Party
Social Credit Party
Socred
MABC
Mining Association of British Columbia
BCYCM
British COlumbia and Yukon Chamber of Mines
AMEBC
LUP
Land use planning
land-use planning
windy craggy
Commision on Resources and Environment
LRMP
land and resource management Plan
strathcona park
MRA
Mineral Royalties Act
Bill 31
Mining
minerals
war in the woods
British Columbia
leo nimsick
dave barrett
tom waterland
spellingShingle NDP
New Democratic Party
Social Credit Party
Socred
MABC
Mining Association of British Columbia
BCYCM
British COlumbia and Yukon Chamber of Mines
AMEBC
LUP
Land use planning
land-use planning
windy craggy
Commision on Resources and Environment
LRMP
land and resource management Plan
strathcona park
MRA
Mineral Royalties Act
Bill 31
Mining
minerals
war in the woods
British Columbia
leo nimsick
dave barrett
tom waterland
Addie, Sean C.
“Go back to the capital and stay there”: the mining industry’s resistance to regulatory reform in British Columbia 1972-2005
description The Barrett (1972-1975) and Harcourt-Clark (1991-2001) New Democratic Party (NDP) governments attempted to redefine their relationship with the mining industry by changing the regulatory structures that governed mining in British Columbia. In both cases the mining industry publicly resisted these attempts, and was successful in having the reforms dismantled by subsequent free-enterprise oriented governments. These instances of conflict were centred on a foundational debate over government’s role in, and/or duty to, the mining industry. Intense industry-led resistance occurred when the traditional industry-government compact, which required government to serve as a promoter of the industry, and a liquidator of Crown owned mineral resources, was perceived to have been violated. The Barrett government more stringently asserted its ownership of public mineral resources through the enactment of a mineral royalty, and by assuming greater regulatory authority over mining operations. These actions instigated a substantial public relations campaign against the Barrett government over taxation laws. The Harcourt-Clark government pursued the development of strategic land-use plans and rejected the historic consensus that mining was innately the highest and best use of the land. This led to substantial anti-government rhetoric and an industry withdrawal from all public engagement and land-use planning processes. In both cases the mining industry was able to revive the traditional relationship when free-enterprise oriented governments replaced the NDP administrations. === Graduate === 2018-12-15
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title “Go back to the capital and stay there”: the mining industry’s resistance to regulatory reform in British Columbia 1972-2005
title_short “Go back to the capital and stay there”: the mining industry’s resistance to regulatory reform in British Columbia 1972-2005
title_full “Go back to the capital and stay there”: the mining industry’s resistance to regulatory reform in British Columbia 1972-2005
title_fullStr “Go back to the capital and stay there”: the mining industry’s resistance to regulatory reform in British Columbia 1972-2005
title_full_unstemmed “Go back to the capital and stay there”: the mining industry’s resistance to regulatory reform in British Columbia 1972-2005
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