David Bursey and Sharon Singh write in the law column in Canadian Mining Journal on five policy areas to watch under British Columbia's new provincial government. The five areas are worth watching are: 

  • Greater involvement by aboriginal communities in decision-making

  • New project approvals processes

  • Strengthening the regulatory regime

  • Review of the fiscal measures and the tax burden

  • Building physical and social infrastructure

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