Below is a selection of news articles on issues related to the work of the CNCA. The views expressed are not necessarily those of the network.
Why does Justin Trudeau succumb to corporate pressure?
BY CHARIS KHAMPUIS Op-Ed posted in The Conversation The SNC-Lavalin saga offered a glimpse into the extraordinary influence of one powerful company on Canadian politicians at the highest level. At one point, SNC-Lavalin Group chair Kevin Lynch simply picked up [...]
UN official criticizes Canadian delays setting up corporate ethics watchdog
Mike Blanchfield, The Canadian Press Posted: Apr 30, 2019 Surya Deva, the chair of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights, will be seeking answers from the government on why it took 15 months to appoint its new [...]
Canada has a new watchdog for corporate ethics. But where are its teeth?
Article posted in the Toronto Star By Jennifer Wells Business Columnist Tues., April 9, 2010 Why bother? International Trade Minister Jim Carr could have — make that should have — waited until he had the real goods before announcing on Monday the [...]
Feds vowed a watchdog to oversee Canadian businesses abroad. Where is it?
Article published in The Toronto Star By JENNIFER WELLS Doing business the Canadian way. What does that mean precisely? I posed that question a year ago when the federal government announced the creation of the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise, or CORE. Ottawa’s new [...]
Human rights groups concerned about powers for long-delayed mining, textile ombudsman
Article published in The Hill Times BY PETER MAZEREEUW Human rights advocates are worried the government is under pressure to break its promise to give the ombudsperson powers to compel witnesses and documents. The government is getting ready to finally appoint its [...]
Human rights activists frustrated over delay in naming mining ombuds
Article published in The Catholic Register BY MICHAEL SWAN More than 200 activists and organizations from 56 countries have asked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to get a move on and hire the ombudsperson he promised almost one year ago. “We, the [...]