An Ecuadorian environmental group [DECOIN] today called on the Canadian government to insist that its companies abide by the highest standards of conduct when operating overseas…Ascendant Copper’s…Junín mining concession, situated in…Ecuador…threatens communities with relocation...If allowed to go ahead, this would be one of the world’s most environmentally devastating mining projects. The project has already caused serious social damage…anti-mining activists have had to endure numerous documented human rights violations, including death threats, physical assaults, [and] trumped-up criminal lawsuits...