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So Socia ial l lic licence, d democracy an and t the p public lic in interest - pra racti tica cal c cons onside dera rati tion ons HEI/SPP PP S Summe mer S School May 1 19, 2 2017 Gatan Caron Executive Fellow School

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So Socia ial l lic licence, d democracy an and t the p public lic in interest - pra racti tica cal c cons

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HEI/SPP PP S Summe mer S School May 1 19, 2 2017

Gaétan Caron Executive Fellow School of Public Policy University of Calgary

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The The u use a and nd m misuse of

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the he ph phra rase “soci cial l lice cence” nce”

  • First coined in the context of mining
  • several sources attribute its origin to

Jim Cooney, Professor at Simon Fraser University (1997)

  • phrase gained ground when the public’s
  • pinion turned negative towards

pipelines and other energy infrastructure projects as a result of high-profile accidents

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Who u

  • uses the

the phras hrase?

  • regulators
  • policy

makers

  • politicians
  • industry
  • ENGOs
  • media
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Regu egulato tors

Rare references - most avoid the phrase

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“Establishing strong, long-term relationships with those impacted by our business is important to us, and essential to maintaining

  • ur social license to operate now and in the

future.”

Suncor Report on Sustainability 2013

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“Social license is generally considered to exist when the perceptions, opinions, and beliefs held by a local population regarding a development allow for the

  • ngoing public approval of the related

activity”

Pembina Institute,The costs of losing social licence, by Duncan Kenyon, Andrew Read, Published June 6, 2014

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Why hy we sho we should no not be su be surprise sed

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Tran rans Mounta ntain in Pipe ipeline ne A Ancho hor Loop project (2006)

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Inuvik-Tuk Hi High ghway

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Sum Sumas 2 (2004

004)

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Manit itouli lin Is n Island nd Wind F nd Farm

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BC BC LNG LNG E Exp xport Ter erminals

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So Soci cial l li licen cence ce

Co Corporate soci cial respons nsib ibil ilit ity

Sustai tainab nabil ility ity

De Democ mocracy

Rul ule of

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aw

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Let’s t thin ink ab about all all of t this is

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“Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time."

(from a House of Commons speech on Nov. 11, 1947)

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1987 Brundtl dtland Commissi ssion R

  • n Report
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An exam ample o

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f pu publ blic i c inte teres est determinat nation

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Th The Mackenzie G Gas P Proj

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  • Environmental Assessment Review Expert Panel
  • NEB Modernization Expert Panel
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