Quebec First Nations question ‘hasty resumption’ of mining

The Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador (AFNQL) has questioned the Quebec government’s decision to allow mining to resume, arguing that the “hasty resumption” could compromise the efforts made by communities to slow the spread of Covid-19.

“The movement and comings and goings (fly-in, fly-out) of mining workers is of great concern,” AFNQL chief Ghislain Picard said on Wednesday.