In prayer and action, we call for a future where financial systems serve the well-being of all instead of the wealth of the few. #TurnDebtIntoHope cnca-rcrce.ca/2026/07/10/c... @cnca-rcrce.bsky.social

Corporate power and the debt crisis: Canada can chart a new course and stand for the public good | CNCA - RCRCE

By Aidan Gilchrist-Blackwood, CNCA Network Coordinator, in collaboration with KAIROS Canada The global economy has been shaped by deeply unequal power dynamics. Centuries of colonialism have extracted...

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A new investigation reveals the extent of a Canadian copper mining company’s influence over Zambian democracy as the country approaches a general election in August. https://gwitness.org/4fPDKFd For FQM's denials see our full report

Canadian mining giant infiltrates Zambia’s democracy

First Quantum Minerals and associates run covert influence campaign over Zambia’s democracy, with revenue diverted from indebted economy, investigation suggests

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ANALYSE | Des membres de la diaspora philippine dénoncent les coopérations annoncées en matière de défense et de ressources naturelles à la suite de la rencontre entre le président philippin Ferdinand Marcos Jr. et le premier ministre canadien Mark Carney. ✍️ Par Bifan Sun. 🔗 urls.fr/q-JqoD

Le Canada conclut un partenariat avec les Philippines, malgré des violations de droits

Des membres de la diaspora philippine au Canada dénoncent les coopérations annoncées en matière de défense et de ressources naturelles.

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📢Canadian organizations condemn high-risk Canada-Ecuador free trade agreement signed in Ottawa this morning, despite opposition by Ecuadorian civil society, Indigenous groups. Press release => tinyurl.com/4p9rzt7d @mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social @manindersidhu.bsky.social

We need a different kind of trade. Trade that puts people before profits. That upholds Indigenous rights, protects human rights and the environment, and supports a just energy transition that benefits workers and communities—not corporations. That's the trade we're fighting for. 🧵

Thomson Reuters' contract with ICE is "the latest example of a corporation cashing in by using its vast resources to assist in the Trump administration’s increasingly authoritarian governance. " Canada needs a law to end corporate abuse.

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One of the lesser-known services Thomson Reuters offers is Consolidated Lead Evaluation and Reporting, or CLEAR, a database that compiles individuals’ private information not normally accessible to law enforcement.

Canada should reform, not eliminate, the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise. Take one minute to sign this petition! cnca-rcrce.ca/take-action/

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The Canadian Network for Corporate Accountability (CNCA) campaigns to pass a mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence law, empower Canada’s corporate watchdog, and end Canadian governmen...

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With the signing of the Ecuador-Canada free trade deal expected imminently, Ecuadorian #HumanRights organizations react to the decision to shut the office of the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise. Canada's priorities are clear. English translation ➡️ miningwatch.ca/news/2026/7/...

After 50 years of the #OECDGuidelines, the challenge is no longer defining responsible business conduct, it's making it happen. Our blog reflects on the OECD #RBC Week and sets out three priorities for the next 50 years: implementation, accountability and remedy. www.oecdwatch.org/50-years-of-...

50 years of the OECD Guidelines: Civil society’s priorities for the next chapter

Last week, OECD Watch joined governments, businesses, trade unions and civil society from around the world in Paris for the OECD’s Responsible Business Conduct Week, marking the 50th anniversary of th...

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📢Le Canada doit renforcer la responsabilité des entreprises, pas l'affaiblir. Nous condamnons fermement la décision du gouvernement Carney d'éliminer le Bureau de l’ombudsman canadien de la responsabilité des entreprises (OCRE). 📢 Lisez notre déclaration: www.apg-gopa.com/blog/le-grou...

Le Groupe d’orientation politique pour les Amériques condamne la suppression par le gouvernement Carney du Bureau de l’ombudsman canadien de la responsabilité des entreprises (OCRE) — Americas Policy ...

La Groupe d’orientation politique pour les Amériques (APG-GOPA) dénonce la récente décision du gouvernement du Canada d’élimine un des sueles freines aux violationes de droites pour les compagnes ca...

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Canada must strengthen corporate accountability—not eliminate it. We strongly condemns Carney's decision to eliminate the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE). 📢 Read our full statement: www.apg-gopa.com/statementsle... #CorporateAccountability #BusinessAndHumanRights

Americas Policy Group condemns Carney government elimination of Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE) — Americas Policy Group Groupe d’orientation politique pour les Amériques

APG condemns Canadian Government decision to eliminate CORE, one of the few checks to Canadian corporate rights violations abroad.

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BREAKING: 30 new Tanzanian claimants have joined the legal case against the LBMA over its “Responsible Gold” certification. The new claimants allege killings, gunshot injuries and torture linked to the North Mara gold mine. Read more: www.leighday.co.uk/news/press-r...

The Canadian PM has spent a year talking trade with allies, while abandoning progress on fundamental rights. #canpoli rabble.ca/politics/can...

Human rights absent from Carney’s middle power agenda, six months on from Davos

The Canadian PM has spent a year talking trade with allies, while abandoning progress on fundamental rights.

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"A government serious about tackling forced labour cannot rely on border controls alone. It must also confront the practices that allow exploitation to take root, which requires mandatory human rights due diligence." @barnalic.bsky.social @hilltimes.com www.hilltimes.com/2026/07/01/c...

Canada is about to do the right thing for the wrong reason - The Hill Times

It remains to be seen whether Bill C-35 marks a genuine turning point in corporate accountability, or becomes another entry in an already long list of good intentions.

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"This government has treated [directly-impacted] communities with such blatant disrespect." www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Corporate watchdog was still accepting complaints as Carney abruptly closed it down | CBC News

A corporate watchdog was still accepting complaints right up until the point Prime Minister Mark Carney announced its dissolution — seemingly out of nowhere — despite saying the decision to discontinu...

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"The office's top role was vacant for well over a year, prompting the United Nations Human Rights Committee to recommend that Canada "urgently appoint" a new watchdog." @cnca-rcrce.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Corporate watchdog was still accepting complaints as Carney abruptly closed it down | CBC News

A corporate watchdog was still accepting complaints right up until the point Prime Minister Mark Carney announced its dissolution — seemingly out of nowhere — despite saying the decision to discontinu...

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"An import ban ... is no substitute for corporate accountability. ... They catch tainted goods after exploitation has already occurred, but do little to address the business practices or purchasing decisions that enabled that exploitation." tinyurl.com/mu25a69f @cnca-rcrce.bsky.social

Canada is about to do the right thing for the wrong reason - The Hill Times

It remains to be seen whether Bill C-35 marks a genuine turning point in corporate accountability, or becomes another entry in an already long list of good intentions.

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Small Sips: Water, Mining, and Human Rights - Grandmothers Advocacy Network (GRAN)

“Environmental justice is human justice. When communities don’t have clean water, when children grow up in mining-affected areas, when waste and pollution

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Our Transition Minerals Tracker shows that the minerals powering our clean energy future are being extracted at a growing human cost – and Indigenous communities, workers, environmental defenders and women paying the heaviest price. Explore here ▶️ www.business-humanrights.org/en/from-us/b...

“If there’s going to be an increase in operations, then there’s an increase in the possibility [of] potentially serious violations. And we still have nothing in place to address that,” @miningwatch.bsky.social national program co-lead @jkneen.bsky.social said. www.hilltimes.com/2026/06/24/l...

Loss of human rights watchdog shines spotlight on Canada’s trade deal with Ecuador  - The Hill Times

The Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise had a mandate to look into human rights abuses in the mining sector, which advocates worry will increase if a Canada-Ecuador trade pact is ratified...

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Loss of human rights watchdog shines spotlight on Canada’s trade deal with Ecuador www.hilltimes.com/2026/06/24/l...

This article highlights what many civil society organizations in Canada are experiencing under this government: declining access to decision-makers and a troubling lack of transparency www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art... @cnca-rcrce.bsky.social

Fifteen months into his tenure as Prime Minister, Carney is drawing the ire of union heads

The PMO displays a stark lack of interest in worker issues, labour sector leaders say

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@hrw.org: "The Canadian government’s elimination of the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise marks a significant step backwards in the fight for accountability for human rights abuses by Canadian companies." www.hrw.org/news/2026/06...

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...

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“What happens to people like myself, who put everything at risk — including their personal security — by working on these petitions against very powerful corporations and their backers?" asks Lateef Johar. @mongabay.com news.mongabay.com/2026/06/acco...

Accountability advocates ‘shocked’ as Canadian government eliminates watchdog agency

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced last week that the government eliminated an office created to probe overseas human rights complaints about Canadian corporations, including mining conglom...

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The dismantling of the CORE role comes after years of the government’s quiet backtracking. We join the @cnca-rcrce.bsky.social in denouncing this move--a serious setback for human rights, transparency and the accountability of Canadian companies operating abroad. interpares.ca/news/inter-p...

Le démantèlement du bureau de l'OCRE survient après des années de recul discret de la part du gouvernement. On se joint au @cnca-rcrce.bsky.social pour dénoncer cette décision--un recul majeur pour la responsabilité des entreprises canadiennes opérant à l'étranger. interpares.ca/fr/news/inte...

‘You can never underestimate the power of the mining industry’: Q and A with former Liberal MP John McKay McKay talks about Carney cutting watchdog that investigates Canadian extractive companies abroad Reported by @joanbaxter.bsky.social

‘You can never underestimate the power of the mining industry’: Q and A with former Liberal MP John McKay - Halifax Examiner

"There's some business you just can't do. And if the only way you can make money is by destroying people's environment or murdering them or raping them, you shouldn't be in that business."

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« Les collectivités et les travailleurs et travailleuses qui font face à des violations des droits de la personne et des droits du travail liées à des entreprises canadiennes méritent un mécanisme ... doté de pouvoirs réels. » – Marty Warren, directeur national du Syndicat des Métallos

Le Syndicat des Métallos condamne la décision d’abolir le poste d’ombudsman canadien de la responsabilité des entreprises - USW Canada

TORONTO – Le problème avec le Bureau de l’ombudsman canadien de la responsabilité des entreprises (OCRE), c’est qu’il n’a jamais disposé de l’indépendance et des pouvoirs nécessaires pour mener à bien...

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“Workers and communities facing human rights and labour rights abuses linked to Canadian companies deserve a process that is independent, effective and backed by real powers.” – Marty Warren, USW National Director

USW condemns decision to abolish the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise - USW Canada

TORONTO – The problem with the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE) was that it was never given the independence and powers it needed to do the job properly, says the United Steelwo...

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Even as the US threatens tariffs against Canada for forced labour in its supply chains, the US itself supplies Canada with goods made using forced labour in US prisons. We are taking action against Canadian companies who profit from this forced labour. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Canadian lawyers urge crackdown over Alabama prison labour imports | CBC News

As Ottawa faces pressure from the Trump administration to tighten its scrutiny of imports made with forced labour, Canadian human rights lawyers are pointing the finger at companies south of the borde...

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