$19.5 million is a major taxpayer gift so the value MANS is offering government must be astronomical. The recent CBC News article, March 11, 2019, also seems to indicate that MANS is engaged in a full court press to replace governments own research with industry created data.
The Provincial government’s open for business policy and commitment to reduce mining regulations appears to not be enough to satisfy MANS appetite to promote unfettered mining in Nova Scotia. #nspoli
https://nsadvocate.org/2019/03/11/letter-why-is-the-mining-association-asking-for-20-million/