Canada to Discuss First Quantum Expropriation at G-8 Meeting

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Canadian officials will discuss a move by the Democratic Republic of Congo to expropriate a First Quantum Minerals Ltd. copper project when world leaders meet this week.

Canada, which hosts Group of Eight and Group of 20 summits in the province of Ontario, will also protest the African nation’s actions in talks with international lenders such as the World Bank, said an official in the office of Prime Minister Stephen Harper who spoke on the condition of anonymity.