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Opinion: In Nova Scotia, governments are getting mining-friendlier

After years of stop-go signals federal and provincial officials are now making approvals easier on the ground

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We have spent our careers working on resource projects in Nova Scotia and it’s been tough, to put it mildly. Governments of all stripes typically lack commercial instincts and employ government-style processes, and that drives industry (including us) crazy. But the policy environment we are operating in today is markedly different. After years of stop-and-go signals from governments at every level, the alignment between Nova Scotia and Ottawa on natural resource development is real, tangible, and making a measurable difference for companies trying to build things.

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