Earlier today Marcia Ramírez [1] spoke at Huron College (at the University of Western Ontario) about her pending suit [2] against Copper Mesa Mining Corp., a Canadian mining company operating in her home in Ecuador. The plaintiffs claim that activists opposing the company there were threatened and assaulted.
You can read the statement of claim here [3](pdf), which requests damages against both Copper Mesa and the TSX. Earlier this year the TSX delisted [4] the stock. The defendants are both requesting a dismissal motion [5].
The case is interesting given that Bill C-300 -An Act Respecting Corporate Accountability for the Activities of Mining, Oil or Gas Corporations in Developing Countries [6], a Private Member’s Bill sponsored by Hon. John McKay [7], is currently before the House.
A panel at UWO Law [8] last week discussed some of the pros and cons of Bill C-300.
Some commentators [9] suggest the suit could drag out for years.