2019-established Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE) lacks power to compel documents and testimony, prompting advocates to urge Ottawa for overhaul.
Advocates urge Ottawa to overhaul powers of watchdog for Canadian corporations operating abroad, as the government reviews a new ombudsman role. The Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE), established in 2019, was initially meant to have the power to compel documents and testimony, but these powers were left out of the mandate. Advocates claim that communities are suffering human-rights and environmental harms due to Canadian companies' operations abroad.
May 05, 2024
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