The Sio Silica mine proposal should have been an opportunity for Manitoba to build on its natural strengths, create long-term revenue, and contribute to industries critical for the future. Instead, it has become a case study in how political interference and poor communication can turn potential into poison. The public has been pushed to fear rather than understand, not because the facts show danger, but because politicians have turned it into a weapon.

Brokenhead Ojibway Nation recently voted against a partnership with Sio Silica, 181 to 129, rejecting what could have been up to $20 million in annual revenue. That is not a minor figure for any community. Yet rather than the decision being based on the full scope of technical facts, it was heavily influenced by a wave of misinformation an

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