MEDIA RELEASE
EXPORT DEVELOPMENT CANADA’S NEW ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY WILL NOT STOP IT FROM FINANCING ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTERS
NGO Coalition calls for policy to be re-drafted following a public comment period
For immediate release
Bill C-31,
AN ACT TO AMEND THE EXPORT DEVELOPMENT ACT
OCTOBER 2001
Linda Nowlan, Executive Director
West Coast Environmental Law Association
I Introduction — West Coast Environmental Law Association
Government Cahnges to Export Development Act Too Minor - Leaves Bad Driver in Driver’s Seat
Coalition Urges for More Accountability
MEDIA RELEASE
NGOS CONDEMN THE EXPORT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOR FAILING TO RELEASE BASIC INFORMATION
June 29, 2001
Response to the Export Development Corporation’s Draft Disclosure Policy
by the NGO Working Group on the Export Development Corporation a working group of the Halifax Initiative
The NGO Working Group on the Export Development Corporation (WG) is a coalition of Canadian non-governmental organisations concerned about the social, human and environmental impacts of export credit agencies. The Working Group promotes adherence by export credit agencies, especially Canada’s Export Development Corporation, to internationally accepted standards regarding human rights, the environment and sustainable development. The Working Group is hosted by the Halifax Initiative Coalition.
June 29, 2001
Export agency to open books
Mark MacKinnon, Globe and Mail
Tuesday, May 15, 2001
MEDIA RELEASE
The Export Development Corporation support for dams
criticized in new report by World Commission Report on Dams
Coalition demands EDC place a moratorium on dam-building
MEDIA RELEASE
Canadian churches launch national campaign
to reform the Export Development Corporation
(Oct. 4, 2000 – OTTAWA) Members of the Canadian Ecumenical Jubilee Initiative (CEJI) concerned about the negative impact that EDC-supported projects have had on people and the environment, launched a campaign today to reform the Export Development Act, the statute governing the Export Development Corporation (EDC).
