Enregistrement :
11
de
21
(2013-08-20
à
2014-01-08)
Politique ou Programme
Calling for an end to technical support provided by the Canadian government to foreign governments regarding resource management.
Calling for an end to the government's Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) given to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects related to mining operations overseas.
Ecological fiscal reform of taxation policies to shift incentives from primary extraction (mining) to secondary production (recycling) of metals. Removal of the “Super Flow Through Shares Program” and the “Accelerated Capital Cost Allowance” for mining.
Promoting adoption by the government of an action plan for implementation of the UN’s the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
Regulation of Canadian extractive companies operating internationally: discussing the strengths and weaknesses of the federal government's "Building the Canadian Advantage: A CSR Strategy for the International Extractive Sector" and how it is implemented.
Reviewing, critiquing and seeking improvements to DFO’s habitat compensation program and “no net loss” policy to ensure protection of aquatic ecosystem values.
Politique ou Programme, Proposition législative, Projet de loi ou résolution
Calling for an end to Canadian diplomatic and financial resources being used to support controversial and damaging mining projects.
Proposition législative, Projet de loi ou résolution
Promoting legal measures for ensuring Canadian companies are legally accountable, within Canada, for international activities.
Promoting legislative changes to the Fisheries Act to ensure adequate protection of aquatic habitats from pollution and degradation caused by the mining industry.
Promoting the establishment of an Ombudsman on the extractive industries.
Support proposals to create legislation to enhance transparency of payments by mining companies to Canadian and foreign governments
Proposition législative, Projet de loi ou résolution, Règlement
Review and propose amendments to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act to ensure that Federal Environmental Assessment is efficient and effective, considers sustainability criteria, examines cumulative impacts, and includes meaningful and effective public participation.
Règlement
Influence changes to the Metal Mining Effluent Regulations to improve protection of aquatic ecosystems.
Preventing further additions to Schedule 2 of the Metal Mining Effluent Regulations (MMER), ensuring improvements to and enforcement of MMER.