Commentary: Quebec gov’t to stabilize legislative framework for mining

Quebec’s position as the most attractive jurisdiction for mining exploration took quite a tumble in last year’s Fraser Institute survey, falling to twenty-first place. The political uncertainty in the past few years which has surrounded the debates on reforming the mining legislative framework undoubtedly accounts for this decline.

However, recent developments lead us to believe there will be a return to the predictability and stability that once made Quebec a haven for mining businesses and investors.

First, on Dec. 10, 2013, the saga of the Mining Act reform, which started four years earlier, almost to the day, and led to the introduction of four different bills in the Quebec legislature, finally ended with the passage of Bill 70.

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