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Il y a 17 years 2 months. Government of Canada policies and positions, Human rights. July 16, 2007
Karyn Keenan
Program Officer
Halifax Initiative
153 Chapel Street
Ottawa ON KIN 1H5
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Il y a 17 years 2 months. Corporate accountability, Government of Canada policies and positions, Human rights. Trade talks to start soon with Columbia
Observers say Canada should wait until Uribe government has better human rights record
Jul 12, 2007 04:30 AM
Allan Woods
Ottawa Bureau
OTTAWA–A free trade deal likely to be launched between Canada and Colombia next week will go beyond the usual focus on dollars and cents to spell out the ethical responsibilities of Canadian companies seeking to exploit the South American country's untapped resources.
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Il y a 17 years 2 months. . Ignorant le processus de révision des contrats miniers entamé par le gouvernement congolais, les Etats-Unis, le Canada et l'Union Européenne s'apprêtent à financer un projet minier de grande envergure en RDC
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Il y a 17 years 2 months. Corporate accountability, Government of Canada policies and positions. Embassy, July 11th, 2007
NEWS STORY
Chamber says PM Broke Promise at G8
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce is frustrated Stephen Harper mentioned a corporate responsibility report during the G8, but mining groups are pleased their study is being taken seriously.
By Lee Berthiaume
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce says Prime Minister Stephen Harper was premature in promoting a recent report on corporate social responsibility at the Group of Eight nations summit in June.
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Il y a 17 years 2 months. Transparency and disclosure. Plans by US, Canada and EU to finance massive copper mine in DRC disregard Congolese government review of mining deals
On July 12, the US government’s Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) is set to give its backing to mining major Phelps Dodge/Freeport McMoRan for the company’s Tenke Fungurume copper project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Other public lenders such as Export Development Canada (EDC) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) are expected to follow suit. These financing plans are proceeding in spite of the fact that the Tenke deal is among 60 contracts currently under review by the Congolese government.
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Il y a 17 years 2 months. . NOUVELLES RÉCENTES concernant LES INSTITUTIONS FINANCIÈRES INTERNATIONALES
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Il y a 17 years 2 months. IFI accountability, IFI governance. The Bank of the South: An Alternative to the IFIs?
In early June, the Bank of the South moved a step closer to becoming a reality as the Ministers of Finance of Venezuela, Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Ecuador and Bolivia met in Buenos Aires to discuss its founding constitution. In addition to functioning as a development bank and a source of stabilization funds, the Bank is seen as a precursor to a regional monetary system. Just as significant is the Bank of the South’s role as an alternative to the World Bank and IMF, whose policies in Latin America have faced substantial regional criticism. In this respect, the Bank is seen as a valuable mechanism for re-asserting Latin America’s economic independence and political sovereignty.
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