21 years 9 months ago.   .   February 5, 2003 Mr. Fraser Reilly-King National Coordinator The NGO Working Group on the EDC Halifax Initiative 153 Chapel Street, Suite 104 Ottawa, Ontario K1N 1H5 Dear Mr. Reilly-King: This is in reply to your letter of January 17, 2003, co-signed by the International Rivers Network in which you express concerns about our support for the Three Gorges Hydroelectric Project in China.   Read more ...

21 years 10 months ago.   Human rights.   January 17, 2003 The Honourable Pierre Pettigrew Minister of International Trade 125 Sussex Drive Tower B, 5th Floor Ottawa, ON  K1A 0G2 Fax: (613) 944-2509/0455 cc.  The Honourable Bill Graham       Minister of Foreign Affairs       Ottawa       Mr. Ian Gillespie       President and CEO, Export Development Canada       Ottawa   Re: Human rights violations in the Three Gorges Project Dear Minister Pettigrew: We would like to bring to your attention the massive human rights violations entailed in the resettlement program for the Three Gorges Project in China. Canada is involved in this project through export credit guarantees granted by Export Development Canada.   Read more ...

21 years 10 months ago.   .   January 7, 2003 Ms. Pamela Foster Co-ordinator Halifax Initiative 153 Chapel Street, Suite 104 Ottawa ON KIN 1H5 Dear Ms. Foster: This refers to your letter of October 23 to EDC President and CEO, Ian Gillespie, regarding possible Export Development Canada (EDC) support for an expansion of INCO's mining activity in Indonesia.  Mr. Gillespie has asked me to reply on his behalf. We are not familiar with any expansion plans by INCO in Indonesia. We will, however, take your comments into consideration should that circumstance change. Any possible involvement by EDC would first have to fully address the Environmental Review Directive (ERD) requirements for projects of this nature. At EDC, we take our adherence to Corporate Social Responsibility very seriously and ensure that our policies in this area are rigorously applied.   Read more ...

21 years 11 months ago.   .   Rt. Hon. Jean Chrétien Prime Minister of Canada Office of the Prime Minister 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2 December 22, 2002   Read more ...