CASE STUDY #1 N. Got, P.Eng., has been hired recently as the chief engineer, as well as his assistant, James Lo, C.E.T., by a gold mine near a remote town in Northern Ontario. The mining company is the main employer in the region. Immediately upon starting the new job, N. Got spent some time reviewing the mining company's operational procedures. No Got discovered that, for several years, tailing ponds at the mine have been releasing toxic and corrosive substances into the environment in violation of the law. N. Got also found in the company's file a recent report prepared by an engineering consulting firm in Toronto. The report concerned an economic feasibility study for updating the mine's facility. In the report, the engineering consulting firm specifically urged the mining company to undertake a number of expensive capital improvements necessary to ensure compliance with environmental law. N. Got also learned that the mining company could not afford the necessary improvements. N. Got found nothing in the mining company's files that indicated that any governmental authorities were aware of the illegal discharges. Discuss N. Got's obligations with respect to the mining company Discuss N. Got's obligations with respect to the public. What is the public interest in this case? How would the public interest be impacted by N. Got's actions? How should a potential mine closure and the resultant loss of a large number of jobs affect N. Got's professional duties? Discuss N. Got's obligations with respect to the engineering consulting firm.