The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada's (PDAC) annual convention…became a high-profile venue for launching a full-blown campaign against a bill aimed at improving the performance of Canadian mining, oil and gas operations…Bill C-300…proposes that Canadian extractive companies operating in developing countries adhere to environmental and human rights standards…Rather than regulation…the extractive industry associations advocate voluntary corporate social responsibility measures…Recent testimony on Bill C-300 before the [parliament]…provides evidence that Canadian mining companies…are causing very serious environmental damage and social harm in Latin America, Africa and the Asia-Pacific region…If the Canadian mining lobby ultimately manages to scuttle Bill C-300, other responsible governments will increasingly pass judgment on the operations of Canadian mining companies. [refers to Barrick Gold]