Carney says feds are eliminating watchdog that oversees companies operating abroad

submitted by ValueSubtracted to canada 24 points | 7 comments https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/carney-eliminating-canadian-ombudperson-for-responsible-enterprise-9.7232539 > The Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE) was introduced under former prime minister Justin Trudeau in 2019 to investigate potential abuses, including the use of forced labour. … > The CORE had been criticized for lacking the powers to fulfil its mandate. Advocates have said the office needed the ability to compel documents and testimony from companies, for example. > On Thursday, Carney defended eliminating the office by pointing out that only one of the watchdog’s investigations had led to recommendations being made to a company. > The documents tabled in the House of Commons on Wednesday say that, overall, the CORE had only launched five investigations.