Comments: The uranium bunch in VA are always bragging about Canada great mining, so this is how to control the community around mines, pay them off and give them a gag order. I guess the paying off VA Leaders to vote to lift the uranium ban is the Canadian way since the mining company in VA is really a Canadian company! Keep the Ban!
Nuclear industry drafts gag order agreement with northern community of Pinehouse
by Hues³ on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 1:04am ·
The public is being alerted to a plan for a “Collaboration Agreement” between uranium mining giants Cameco & Areva and the tiny Metis community of Pinehouse in Northern Saskatchewan. It’s EXTREMELY IMPORTANT that you take a few minutes to look at the links here and share them on all your networks via email, Facebook, etc., The parties want to sign this agreement by December 31, 2012.
Although this agreement is being presented as an opportunity for Pinehouse to receive resources for investments in Community Investment, Workforce Development, Business Development and Community Engagement and Environmental Stewardship, it represents an exchange of money from the nuclear industry to Pinehouse with a promise from the community that its members will stop speaking out against current, proposed or future uranium mining projects in the area. Critics are calling this a gag order.
A few selections from the draft agreement:
You can read the full draft agreement here: http://committeeforfuturegenerations.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/collaborationagreement.pdf
CBCs Saskatchewan program Bluesky interviewed Gary Merasty, Director of Social Corporate Responsibility for Cameco on November 27, 2012, you can listen here: http://www.cbc.ca/player/Radio/Local+Shows/Saskatchewan/ID/2310397034/
On November 28, 2012, CBC interviewed two Pinehouse community members, you can listen to that interview here:
http://www.cbc.ca/player/Radio/Local+Shows/Saskatchewan/ID/2310512792/
CBC had a story on its web site (below) in which Cameco’s Merasty is quoted as saying “If an issue does come up, and with all due respect to the media, we don't want to have those battles in the media," Merasty said. "What can we do, with the help of leadership, to have a reasonable discussion, to discuss that issue?"
The goal seems to be to isolate the people of Pinehouse and keep their concerns out of the spotlight and away from public scrutiny.
The activities of the nuclear industry affect all Saskatchewan citizens. Freedom of speech is protected under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in Canada. This draft agreement appears to clear the way for this protected right to be exchanged for money provided to the community by the nuclear industry. All Canadians should be extremely alarmed by this story.
The people of Pinehouse need our support. There were allegations of threats and intimidation towards some Pinehouse residents during the recent municipal election there, and this agreement is causing further concern in the community.
https://www.facebook.com/notes/hues%C2%B3/is-the-nuclear-industry-behind-voter-intimidation-and-voting-irregularities-in-t/352366608183759
One might ask how municipal leaders are to “Make reasonable efforts to ensure Pinehouse members do not say or do anything that interferes with or delays Cameco/Areva's mining...”
CBC's As It Happens, November 28, 2012, did an interview with the Mayor of Pinehouse, Mike Natamagon, about the collaboration agreement between his community and the uranium mining companies Cameco and Areva. The interview starts at 27:37.
http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/podcasts/asithappens_20121128_75195.mp3
Concerns Raised Over Uranium Deal Written - MBC News, Wednesday, 28 November 2012
http://www.mbcradio.com/index.php/mbc-news/11837-concerns-raised-over-uranium-deal
CORPORATE CONTROL & THE PROFITABILITY OF “CONSENT”
http://canadianyouthdelegation.wordpress.com/2012/11/28/corporate-control-the-profitability-of-consent/
Uranium firms offer deal to Sask. community
Agreement sparks opposition
http://www.thestarphoenix.com/news/saskatchewan/Uranium+firms+offer+deal+community/7613391/story.html
Jobs deal with uranium companies has worrisome strings attached, northerners say
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/story/2012/11/27/sk-north-uranium-pinehouse-121127.html
Please share these stories as widely as possible, and let it be known that Saskatchewan citizens, and all Canadians will not stand idly by while deals are made to silence & gag our people.
http://www.facebook.com/?ref=tn_tnmn#!/notes/hues%C2%B3/nuclear-industry-drafts-gag-order-agreement-with-northern-community-of-pinehouse/377751815645238
Although this agreement is being presented as an opportunity for Pinehouse to receive resources for investments in Community Investment, Workforce Development, Business Development and Community Engagement and Environmental Stewardship, it represents an exchange of money from the nuclear industry to Pinehouse with a promise from the community that its members will stop speaking out against current, proposed or future uranium mining projects in the area. Critics are calling this a gag order.
A few selections from the draft agreement:
- Pinehouse has a vision to be a significant and growing participant in the economy of Northern Saskatchewan.
- To achieve this vision, Cameco, Areva and Pinehouse desire to build a cooperative and collaborative mutually supportive and beneficial long term relationship.
- Cameco/Areva will work with the Pinehouse community and to address environmental concerns about Cameco/Areva's mining.
- Under the Collaboration Agreement, Pinehouse is expected to fully support Cameco/Areva's mining. (emphasis added)
- The Collaboration Agreement will last as long Cameco/Areva are mining in the region.
- Cameco/Areva, together, will pay Pinehouse's legal, travel and other costs for negotiating and drafting the Collaboration Agreement.
- Pinehouse will support Cameco/Areva's Existing Operations, which are listed in Appendix "A", in the following ways: acknowledge that Cameco/Areva have properly consulted Pinehouse for these operations; agree with operations continuing to go ahead; agree with and respect any additional government permission these projects may need in the future;
- Pinehouse promises to: Generally cooperate with Cameco/Areva and generally support Cameco/Areva operations when it deals with the provincial or federal governments although Pinehouse can raise concerns to the governments about the projects;
- Not make statements or say things in public or to any government, business or agency that opposes Cameco/Areva's mining operations; Make reasonable efforts to ensure Pinehouse members do not say or do anything that interferes with or delays Cameco/Areva's mining, or do or say anything that is not consistent with Pinehouse's promises under the Collaboration Agreement. (emphasis added)
You can read the full draft agreement here: http://committeeforfuturegenerations.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/collaborationagreement.pdf
CBCs Saskatchewan program Bluesky interviewed Gary Merasty, Director of Social Corporate Responsibility for Cameco on November 27, 2012, you can listen here: http://www.cbc.ca/player/Radio/Local+Shows/Saskatchewan/ID/2310397034/
On November 28, 2012, CBC interviewed two Pinehouse community members, you can listen to that interview here:
http://www.cbc.ca/player/Radio/Local+Shows/Saskatchewan/ID/2310512792/
CBC had a story on its web site (below) in which Cameco’s Merasty is quoted as saying “If an issue does come up, and with all due respect to the media, we don't want to have those battles in the media," Merasty said. "What can we do, with the help of leadership, to have a reasonable discussion, to discuss that issue?"
The goal seems to be to isolate the people of Pinehouse and keep their concerns out of the spotlight and away from public scrutiny.
The activities of the nuclear industry affect all Saskatchewan citizens. Freedom of speech is protected under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in Canada. This draft agreement appears to clear the way for this protected right to be exchanged for money provided to the community by the nuclear industry. All Canadians should be extremely alarmed by this story.
The people of Pinehouse need our support. There were allegations of threats and intimidation towards some Pinehouse residents during the recent municipal election there, and this agreement is causing further concern in the community.
https://www.facebook.com/notes/hues%C2%B3/is-the-nuclear-industry-behind-voter-intimidation-and-voting-irregularities-in-t/352366608183759
One might ask how municipal leaders are to “Make reasonable efforts to ensure Pinehouse members do not say or do anything that interferes with or delays Cameco/Areva's mining...”
CBC's As It Happens, November 28, 2012, did an interview with the Mayor of Pinehouse, Mike Natamagon, about the collaboration agreement between his community and the uranium mining companies Cameco and Areva. The interview starts at 27:37.
http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/podcasts/asithappens_20121128_75195.mp3
Concerns Raised Over Uranium Deal Written - MBC News, Wednesday, 28 November 2012
http://www.mbcradio.com/index.php/mbc-news/11837-concerns-raised-over-uranium-deal
CORPORATE CONTROL & THE PROFITABILITY OF “CONSENT”
http://canadianyouthdelegation.wordpress.com/2012/11/28/corporate-control-the-profitability-of-consent/
Uranium firms offer deal to Sask. community
Agreement sparks opposition
http://www.thestarphoenix.com/news/saskatchewan/Uranium+firms+offer+deal+community/7613391/story.html
Jobs deal with uranium companies has worrisome strings attached, northerners say
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/story/2012/11/27/sk-north-uranium-pinehouse-121127.html
Please share these stories as widely as possible, and let it be known that Saskatchewan citizens, and all Canadians will not stand idly by while deals are made to silence & gag our people.
http://www.facebook.com/?ref=tn_tnmn#!/notes/hues%C2%B3/nuclear-industry-drafts-gag-order-agreement-with-northern-community-of-pinehouse/377751815645238
