Mining industry wages quiet battle against McKay's private member's bill

Industry officials say Lib MP John McKay's bill would pose a significant risk to Canada's international mining, oil and gas industry. Opposition MPs disagree.

Canada's powerful mining lobbyists have been waging a quiet battle against Liberal MP John McKay's controversial private member's bill for months, but Mr. McKay says he won't back down.

"It's pretty hard to measure how powerful they are," said Liberal MP John McKay (Scarborough-Guildwood, Ont.), whose private member's bill, C-300, An Act respecting Corporate Accountability for the Activities of Mining, Oil or Gas in Developing Countries,...