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15 years 8 months ago. Human rights, IFI accountability, IFI governance. March 26, 2009
Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper
Prime Minister of Canada
Office of the Prime Minister
80 Wellington Street
Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2
Re: Forthcoming G-20 meeting on the global financial crisis
Dear Prime Minister:
As you head to London next week for the second Group of Twenty (G-20) meeting, we are writing to urge Canadian leadership on four key issues related to the impact of the financial crisis on poor countries that we feel have been neglected up until now.
To date, your government has focused primarily on addressing the immediate fallout of the financial crisis, and has taken steps to restore the flow of credit and consumer confidence, boost spending, and create jobs. Canada has also encouraged G-20 countries to avoid protectionist measures that will only exacerbate the current climate.
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15 years 8 months ago. Corporate accountability, Domestic legislation, ECA Reform, EDC reform, EDC regulation, Government accountability, Government of Canada policies and positions, Human rights. Government Squanders Opportunity to Hold Extractive Companies to Account
(Ottawa- March 26, 2009) Today’s government announcement on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has squandered the important consensus reached by industry and civil society organizations on how to ensure that the overseas operations of Canadian extractive companies adhere to international environmental and human rights standards. Almost two years ago, the multi-stakeholder Advisory Group to the National Roundtables on CSR in the Extractive Sector submitted its consensus report to the Canadian government. Today’s long-awaited response ignores the report’s central recommendations.
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15 years 8 months ago. . The Halifax Initiative is actively engaged in following a number of issues. In doing so, we work with a number of NGO partners, government organizations and multilateral institutions. Below are links, organized by institution and issue, to both non-governmental and official web sites that offer both complementary and alternate visions to those presented on this web site.
INSTITUTIONS: Export Credit Agencies and Export Development Canada | International Monetary Fund | World Bank Group | Other Institutions - G8, G20 and UN
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15 years 8 months ago. . For pdf click here - HI Events | 2008 | 2009 | 2010
2010
January 1
Canada begins chairing Group of Eight; South Korea begins chairing G20
http://g8.gc.ca and http://www.g20.org
January 26
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15 years 8 months ago. . Below are the contact details for the Canadian Ministers with whom we are most frequently in touch, along with similar information for Canadian MPs, Export Development Canada, the IMF Read more ...
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This page provides acronyms and abbreviations for terms you may encounter while visiting our site or when researching other materials on International Financial Systems and their Institutions. If you notice any that are missing, please let us know! publications(at)halifaxinitiative.org.
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