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Il y a 15 years 4 months. Corporate accountability, Domestic legislation, Government of Canada policies and positions. Corporate Social Responsibility Rules for Mining Industry Blasted
by Lee Berthiaume
Published Apr. 1, 2009
The Conservative government has rejected joint civil society-private sector calls to tie diplomatic and economic support for Canadian oil, gas and mining companies operating in developing countries to socially responsible conduct abroad.
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Il y a 15 years 4 months. Corporate accountability, Domestic legislation, Human rights, Transparency and disclosure. EDC Legislative Review Riles Rights Groups
Embassy - Canada's Foreign Policy Newspaper
http://embassymag.ca/page/printpage/edc-4-15-2009
by Michelle Collins
Leading civil society advocates are fuming that a review of Export Development Canada's business activities did little to advance the agency's obligations to human rights and transparency, and they are calling on the government to act.
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Il y a 15 years 4 months. Government of Canada policies and positions. May 12, 2009
The Right Honourable Stephen Harper,
Prime Minister of Canada
80 Wellington Street
Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2
Re: High-level participation at upcoming UN Conference
Dear Prime Minister Harper:
From June 1-3 the United Nations Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and its Impact on Development will take place in New York. We the undersigned urge you to give this conference the political weight it deserves and to participate as our country’s Head of Government.
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The Group of Eight (G8) and Group of Twenty (G20) are forums where governments gather to discuss global economic issues. The G8 is made up of the eight most powerful countries in the world - Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States. The G7 met annually for two decades until Russia was invited to participate in 1994.
The G20 was set up after the Asian financial crisis and includes the G8 countries, plus many emerging market economies. The European Union, the IMF and the World Bank are also counted as part of the G20.
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Il y a 15 years 4 months. . History
The Halifax Initiative Coalition was formed in the context of an international movement of non-governmental organizations focused on evaluating the role and record of the Bretton Woods Institutions at the time of their 50th Anniversary. Canadian NGOs formed the Halifax Initiative in December 1994 to ensure that demands for fundamental reform of the international financial institutions (IFIs) were high on the agenda of the Group of 7's 1995 Halifax Summit.
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