Diamonds are forever; sadly, so is the aftermath of diamond mining.  Canadian Diamonds are marketed as conflict free diamonds. But how are we doing really?  What is the environmental performance like on the ground in Ontario? Ontario depends on the mines to self regulate their environmental impacts.  That system is failing Ontarians.

Weighted against the jobs and economic growth of Diamond mining are the costs to the environment and those living downstream. Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) Wildlands League decided to take a case study approach and …