From Industrial Ethics to Territorial Ethics: Governing the Legacies of Extractivism
Nov 18, 2026 — 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
The Centre on Governance at the University of Ottawa invites you to a conference featuring Sébastien Girard Lindsay, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher at UQAM, on November 18, 2026, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., in FSS 4004.
Drawing on the case of the Principale Mine in Chibougamau, this conference will explore the environmental, social, and ethical challenges associated with extractivism and the restoration of contaminated mining sites. The discussion will examine how industrial practices continue to shape environmental governance and consider the transition toward a territorial ethic based on shared relationships among institutions, Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities, and economic activities.
About the Event
How can we rethink the governance of mining legacies and move toward a more sustainable relationship with the land?
The Centre on Governance invites you to a conference exploring the environmental, social, and ethical challenges associated with extractivism and the restoration of contaminated mining sites.
Drawing on the case of the Principale Mine in Chibougamau, Quebec, this presentation examines how extractivist logics continue to shape practices despite growing recognition of their ecological consequences. It explores the social and ethical mechanisms that sustain industrial approaches to resource extraction and considers the governance challenges associated with environmental restoration.
The discussion will also explore the transition from an industrial ethic toward a territorial ethic grounded in shared relationships among institutions, Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities, and economic activities in northern regions.
About the Speaker:
Sébastien Girard Lindsay, PhD, is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Centre d’études pour l’autonomie économique des peuples autochtones (AEPA), within the School of Management (ESG) at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM).