Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you, Chair. Just to make a short comment, indeed, my sense is different from yours on this one, Karin. My sense is that as I work in countries around the world and meet with people and talk with people, in fact they will see this as an imposition on what they would see as

Foreign Affairs committee  Thanks very much, Chair. I have just a quick comment to clarify something. ICMM companies are all committed to EITI. It wouldn't require anything in this legislation to change this situation in Canada. What it requires is a decision on the part of the Government of Canada. The G

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you. Argument three is that on its own, the remote ruling of Bill C-300 focuses on the negative and provides no incentive for ensuring that the interests of the parties involved are addressed—community, host country, indigenous people, or company. Argument four is that Bi

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you very much, Chair, and honourable members of the committee. ICMM was created in 2001 as a change agent within the industry. Our charge as a secretariat is to work collaboratively with members to improve environmental and social performance, guided by the principles of s