Canada Delivers a Blow to Corporate Accountability

The Canadian government’s elimination of the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE), announced on June 11, marks a significant step backwards in the fight for accountability for human rights abuses by Canadian companies.

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Carney says feds are eliminating watchdog that oversees companies operating abroad
Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government is eliminating a watchdog position responsible for investigating allegations of human rights violations committed by Canadian companies operating abroad.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/carney-eliminating-canadian-ombudperson-for-responsible-enterprise-9.7232539?cmp=rss
Carney says feds are eliminating watchdog that oversees companies operating abroad
Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government is eliminating a watchdog position responsible for investigating allegations of human rights violations committed by Canadian companies operating abroad.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/carney-eliminating-canadian-ombudperson-for-responsible-enterprise-9.7232539?cmp=rss
Canadian companies could face big losses as change looms in Cuba
Canada is the second-biggest source of foreign investment in Cuba, especially in tourism and mining. But Canadian companies with major operations in Cuba, including Sunwing and Sherritt International, now face unprecedented risks to their operations as the economy grinds to a halt and political change is in the air.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canadian-companies-cuba-9.7136937?cmp=rss
Canadian companies could face big losses as change looms in Cuba
Canada is the second-biggest source of foreign investment in Cuba, especially in tourism and mining. But Canadian companies with major operations in Cuba, including Sunwing and Sherritt International, now face unprecedented risks to their operations as the economy grinds to a halt and political change is in the air.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canadian-companies-cuba-9.7136937?cmp=rss
Canadian companies could face big losses as change looms in Cuba
Canada is the second-biggest source of foreign investment in Cuba, especially in tourism and mining. But Canadian companies with major operations in Cuba, including Sunwing and Sherritt International, now face unprecedented risks to their operations as the economy grinds to a halt and political change is in the air.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canadian-companies-cuba-9.7136937?cmp=rss
Canadian companies could face big losses as change looms in Cuba
Canada is the second-biggest source of foreign investment in Cuba, especially in tourism and mining. But Canadian companies with major operations in Cuba, including Sunwing and Sherritt International, now face unprecedented risks to their operations as the economy grinds to a halt and political change is in the air.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canadian-companies-cuba-9.7136937?cmp=rss
Canadian companies could face big losses as change looms in Cuba
Canada is the second-biggest source of foreign investment in Cuba, especially in tourism and mining. But Canadian companies with major operations in Cuba, including Sunwing and Sherritt International, now face unprecedented risks to their operations as the economy grinds to a halt and political change is in the air.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canadian-companies-cuba-9.7136937?cmp=rss
Canadian companies exporting only to U.S. cut nearly in half, data shows
The number of Canadian companies moving away from the U.S. as the most reliable trading partner is rising, new data shows, which comes one year since the trade war began.
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https://globalnews.ca/news/11717508/canadian-exporters-united-states-trade-war/
“It raises really, really serious concerns that a company doing business with #ICE is going to be enabling abuses, and is going to be conducting operations that facilitate those abuses continuing” www.thestar.com/business/mor... #CanadianCompanies #Canada

More than a dozen Canadian com...
More than a dozen Canadian companies – including Thomson Reuters – have done business with ICE, Star analysis reveals

Such contracts have become controversial as concerns mount that products or services sold to ICE could be used by the agency in activities that may violate human rights. 

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