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Il y a 17 years 7 months.   Government of Canada policies and positions, IFI policies and positions.   On April 26th, NSI President, Roy Culpeper, and KAIROS Canada's Global Economic Justice Coordinator, presented their views on the issues raised by the Government’s annual report on the Bretton Woods Organizations (the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank) before members of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development (SFAIT).  The meeting was called by the Standing Committee in response to a request by the Halifax Initiative Coalition.    Read more ...
Il y a 17 years 7 months.   Transparency and disclosure.   PDF of full Report Card available here | Microsoft word available here The Canadian Government, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund: A REPORT CARD on FINANCE CANADA’S 2006 ANNUAL REPORT to PARLIAMENT Introduction Every year at the end of March, the Minister of Finance tables the “Report on Operations under the Bretton Woods and Related Agreements Act”. The Bretton Woods Conference in 1944 established the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF), and this report details Canadian priorities, commitments and interests over the past fiscal year at these institutions. The annual reports to Parliament are important tools for assessing the government’s actions within these institutions relative to its foreign policy and development objectives, and for informing Parliament and the Canadian public about Canadian priorities at these important multilateral fora. Canada is among a number of countries that report to Parliament on their activities at these institutions.   Read more ...
Il y a 17 years 7 months.   IFI governance, IFI policies and positions.   Beyond Wolfowitz: merit and leadership at the World Bank ROY CULPEPER AND FRASER REILLY-KING Special to Globe and Mail Update April 24, 2007 at 12:14 AM EST   Read more ...
Il y a 17 years 7 months.   Government of Canada policies and positions.   April 20, 2007   Samy Watson Canadian Executive Director MC-12-175, 1818 H St. N.W. Washington, DC 20433, USA Facsimile: (202) 477-4155   Read more ...
Il y a 17 years 7 months.   IFI governance, IFI policies and positions.   Paris, 20 April 2007   Read more ...
Il y a 17 years 7 months.   Corporate accountability, Environment, Human rights.   http://www.wcr.ab.ca/news/2007/0409/mining040907.shtml   Read more ...
Il y a 17 years 7 months.   Corporate accountability.   http://www.northernminer.com/issues/ISarticle.asp?id=185400&story_id=1341611203   Read more ...
Il y a 17 years 7 months.   Corporate accountability, Government of Canada policies and positions, Human rights, Transparency and disclosure.   Adopt New Mining Guidelines:Report Canada should adopt guidelines to improve transparency as well as the environmental and human rights practices of Canadian companies involved in extractive industries in the developing world, says a government-appointed advisory group. It says if these measures are adopted, Canada could become a world leader in Corporate Social Responsibility.   Read more ...
Il y a 17 years 8 months.   Corporate accountability, Government of Canada policies and positions.   Statement in pdf The Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability (CNCA) commends the Government of Canada for its ground-breaking consultation on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and the Canadian extractive industry in developing countries. The process, which was led by a federal government Steering Committee, is an important step forward.   Read more ...
Il y a 17 years 8 months.   Government of Canada policies and positions, Human rights.   Mining Responsibility Canadians like to think that our international image is of a flag on a backpack or a blue beret. The real image we've created in some parts of the world is of toxic waste and thugs with guns. The behaviour of some of our mining companies abroad has been to Canada's shame. It has made this country a party to environmental destruction, corruption, displacement of poor people, child labour, oppression and war. At last, the industry has smartened up and is working with its critics to create rules for social responsibility.   Read more ...

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