To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Stakeholder perception can play a larger role than reality, especially when it comes to government approvals of natural resource development projects. Developers in the extractive resource sector need to be constantly vigilant in their acquisition and maintenance of social licence for the projects that they operate, or that they wish to develop, acquire or invest in. A recent Québec decision shows the importance of dealing effectively with local concerns, even where a proponent might say t...