Written by Emily Dwyer May 15, 2019 Article originally posted in the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre.   The Canadian government’s U-turn risks putting brave human rights defenders in danger, writes Emily Dwyer. The outlook for human rights defenders and [...]

By Gabriela Jimenez Op-Ed in the Hill Times To address corporate misconduct, the federal government needs to truly commit to independence and power in an ombudsperson because the safety and well-being of Indigenous women are at stake. Women attend a [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]