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Il y a 21 years 4 months. Human rights. May 16, 2003
The Hon. Bill Graham
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Lester B. Pearson Building
125 Sussex Drive,
Ottawa, ON K1A 0G2
Fax: (613) 996-3443
Dear Minister Graham:
Thank you for your letter of March 17, in response to the human rights concerns we raised with regards to the Three Gorges Dam, and Canada’s involvement in the project through Export Development Canada. We also received a response from EDC.
You are right to acknowledge the energy needs of the Chinese population, and to observe that relative to the total project budget of USD$24 billion, Canada contribution was minor. But this should not diminish the significance of the USD$165.5 million in financing that EDC provided, nor should it downplay the fact that as the first export credit agency to become involved in the project, EDC set an example for others to follow.
Update on submergence
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Il y a 21 years 4 months. Corporate accountability, Government accountability. OTTAWA PLEASE QUOTE FILE # JW03-10488
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Il y a 21 years 4 months. . May 13, 2003
Mr. C.V.J. Varma
President
International Commission on Dams
C/o CIGB - ICOLD Montréal 2003
75, boul. René-Lévesque West Read more ...
Il y a 21 years 4 months. . May 13, 2003
Mr. Ian Gillespie
President and CEO
Export Development Canada
151 O’Connor
Ottawa, ON K1A 1K3
Dear Mr. Gillespie:
Re: Reporting out of the Compliance Officer in the EDC 2002 Annual report
Yolanda Banks, Corporate Social Responsibility Advisor, kindly forwarded us two copies of Export Development Canada’s (EDC) 2002 Annual Report, which we read with great interest.
We appreciate that this year a principal focus of EDC’s public policy objectives was to highlight the existence of its new Compliance Officer (CO) position and increase awareness of the position among different groups at EDC, and among corporations and civil society. The meetings you held and the disclosure of information on EDC’s web site helped realize this goal.
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Il y a 21 years 4 months. IFI policies and positions. Mr. Marcel Massé
Executive Director for Canada Read more ...
Il y a 21 years 5 months. Government of Canada policies and positions. April 22nd, 2003
The Hon. David Anderson
Minister of the Environment
10 Wellington Street
Hull, QC K1A 0H3
Fax: (819) 953-3457 Read more ...
Il y a 21 years 5 months. . Marcel Massé
Executive Director
April 14, 2003
Ms. Robin Round
Halifax Initiative
153 Chapel Street, Suite 104
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada KIN lH5 Read more ...
Il y a 21 years 6 months. Human rights. March 17, 2003
Mr. Fraser Reilly-King and Co-signatories
NGO Working Group on the EDC
Halifax Initiative
104-153 Chapel Street
Ottawa, Ontario
KIN 1H5
Dear Mr. Reilly-King and Co-signatories:
Thank you for your e-mail and letters of January 17, 2003, with which you enclosed a copy of the report entitled Human Rights Dammed Off at Three Gorges, concerning the Three Gorges Hydroelectric Project in China. I am also replying on behalf of my colleague the Minister for International Trade, the Honourable Pierre S. Pettigrew.
We have taken note of the allegations in your report and will continue to monitor developments. In its human rights dialogue with China, Canada works to promote improved governance and democratic development. We raise concerns about the human rights situation with the Chinese leadership at every available opportunity.
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Il y a 21 years 6 months. Corporate accountability. March 6th, 2003
Derek Pannell
President and Chief Executive Officer
Noranda Inc.
207 Queen’s Quay West, Suite 800
Toronto, ON M5J 1A7
Fax: (416) 982-7423
Dear Mr. Panell:
We are writing you to express our extreme disappointment at Noranda’s proposed aluminum smelter in the Aysén region of Chile, known to be one of the three least contaminated areas on the planet.
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Il y a 21 years 6 months. . “Addressing Unsustainable and Illegitimate Debt—Strategic Options for Civil Society” Read more ...