Corporate Accountability and Election 2021 – Questions for federal parties and candidates
The Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability (CNCA) is asking federal [...]
Can money replace powers? CORE gets budget boost but remains powerless
Today the federal government announced a budget increase for the [...]
UPDATED: Majority of international human rights parliamentary subcommittee calls for HRDD law and empowered CORE
Earlier this year, Canada’s international human rights parliamentary subcommittee launched [...]
Opinion: Without investigatory powers, feds’ watchdog on mining industry toothless
The government created a powerless position—an ombudsperson in name only. Without powers to order the production of documents and compel witness testimony under oath, CORE is an ineffective position similar to the other toothless mechanisms that came before it.
News Release: Government of Canada Caves to Industry Pressure, Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise Remains Powerless to Uphold Human Rights
Ottawa, February 26, 2021 – The Government of Canada has [...]
Government conceals and ignores expert advice on CORE, report leaked by civil society
In April 2019 then minister of international trade Jim Carr [...]
CNCA’s Supplemental feedback to CORE consultations (Standard Operating Procedures & Retaliation Framework)
This is supplemental feedback to the third submission from the [...]
CNCA’s 3rd submission to CORE consultations
This is the third submission from the Canadian Network on [...]
Letter to Minister Ng: Building back better requires urgent action on corporate accountability
CNCA letter asserts that the legacy of the pandemic [...]
CNCA public letter to the CORE on spring consultation
The office of the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise [...]