Rodrigue Turgeon en conversation avec Alain Deneault à l’Université Saint-Thomas

Rodrigue Turgeon sera en conversation avec Alain Deneault à l’Auditorium Ted Daigle situé au pavillon Edmund Casey de l’Université Saint-Thomas à Fredericton au Nouveau-Brunswick, le jeudi 24 septembre 2026 de 19 h à 20 h 30 (AT).

‘Mine, baby, mine.’ But, can we mine our way out of our crises?

« More mines – lithium, copper, nickel, tungsten, etc. – are being pitched as the solution to multiple problems – the economy, national sovereignty and security, and even the climate crisis. Mines are touted as nation-building projects and sources of critical strategic metals essential for national defense while the U.S. Department of War has pumped more than a total $78 million into different mines in Canada, including $15 million for the proposed Sisson tungsten and molybdenum mine, 60 km from Fredericton. Mines are also sources of transition metals needed for electric vehicles and renewable energy. 

Hear a critical take on mining as the cure-all solution to various crises of our times. What are the downsides of more mining? Who benefits from mining? Who loses? How can communities push back against proposed mining projects? Are there other solutions to today’s most pressing problems that are worthy of more exploration and support?  

Hosts : Contesting Energy Discourses through Action Research (CEDAR), Sustainability Learning Lab et ses partenaires de l’Université St. Thomas, Coalition for Responsible Energy Development (CRED NB), Wolastoq Grand Council, la Coalition Stop Sisson Mine, Conservation Council of New Brunswick, Socialist Project Fredericton, Conseil de la paix NB Peace Council, NB Media Co-op et MiningWatch Canada.

Rodrigue Turgeon supports many communities affected by mining across the country as the National Program Co-Lead of MiningWatch Canada. A lawyer from Abitibi-Témiscamingue, one of Canada’s most well-known mining regions, Rodrigue understands firsthand the social and environmental impacts of mining. Author of the book Nanikana, he holds a master’s degree in law and life sciences and a graduate degree in common law and transnational law, and is co-spokesperson of the Coalition Québec meilleure mine.

Alain Deneault is a philosopher and author of several books and essays on international finance, globalization, transnational corporations, and corporate tax havens. His books include Imperial Canada Inc.: Legal Haven of Choice for the World’s Mining Industry, Mediocracy: The Politics of the Extreme Centre, and Noir Canada : Pillage, corruption et criminalité en Afrique. He teaches philosophy and environmental ethics at the Shippagan campus of the Université de Moncton on the Acadian Peninsula. » – COOP Média NB


Rodrigue Turgeon en conversation avec Alain Deneault
Jeudi 24 septembre 2026 - 19 h à 20 h 30 (AT)
Auditorium Ted Daigle, pavillon Edmund Casey de l'Université Saint-Thomas
51 promenade Dineen, Fredericton, Nouveau-Brunswick
Pour plus d'informations, veuillez communiquez avec Tracy Glynn à l'adresse tglynn@stu.ca 
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Captation de la conversation entre Rodrigue Turgeon et Alain Deneault sur la chaîne YouTube de NB Media Co-op le 24 septembre 2026 – Durée 1 h 30 min 40 sec

Escape from the Planet of the Mines – Canada’s Resource Imperialism

L’animateur Dave du balado Alberta Advantage Podcast partage et commente des extraits (mises à jour) d’un épisode enregistré en 2021 animé par la journaliste Kate Jacobson en présence du Teams Advantage Joel et Patrick au sujet « de la manière dont l’État canadien facilite l’extraction des ressources à l’intérieur de ses frontières et dans le monde au détriment du bien commun et à quoi pourrait ressembler l’exploitation minière dans une société meilleure ».

Des extraits du livre d’Alain Deneault et William Sacher Paradis sous terre. Comment le Canada est devenu la plaque tournante de l’industrie minière mondiale – ouvrage qui a été traduit en anglais sous le titre Imperial Canada Inc.: Legal Haven of Choice for the World’s Mining Industries – sont cités dans le balado, notamment à partir de 18 min 57 sec.

« Canada exists to put holes in the ground and extract surplus value for shareholders. In this episode, originally recorded in 2021, Team Advantage opens the Canadian trench-coat to find total corporate impunity. We discuss how the Canadian state facilitates resource extraction within its borders and around the world at the expense of the common good, then imagine what mining might look like in a better society. » – Alberta Advantage Podcast, 14 octobre 2025

Qui est Alberta Advantage Podcast ? 
« Fresh from the birthplace of Canadian socialism! Based in Calgary, Alberta, we are fine purveyors of commentary and analysis on local and provincial politics. » 
Les extraits des livres cités dans le balado :
Canada In The World: Settler Capitalism and the Colonial Imagination – Tyler Shipley
Imperial Canada Inc.: Legal Haven of Choice for the World’s Mining Industries – Alain Deneault & William Sacher
Planetary Mine: Territories of Extraction under Late Capitalism – Martín Arboleda
Canadian Mining in Ecuador series – Brandi Morin