Indigenous Ecuadorians warn against Canada-Ecuador free trade pact

Speakers at an April 4 webinar co-hosted by Amnesty International, the CCPA and MiningWatch say a free trade agreement would be disastrous for Indigenous rights and the planet.

A 2019 protest against mining in Ceunca, Ecuador, the nearest city to the proposed Canadian-owned Loma Larga gold mine. (Flickr/motoperu)

In December 2023, the Canadian government announced its intention to pursue a free trade agreement (FTA) with Ecuador, which would allow Canadian mining companies heightened access to the Latin American nation’s abunda…