There are some Canadian companies still working in Burma--for instance, the Canadian helicopter company CHC. That company is providing helicopter services to Total and Unocal, the two Chinese companies providing all the technique and all the expertise for the natural gas pipelines. The gas is now currently being sent to Thailand. In that operation, the Canadian company CHC, which is based in Vancouver, is providing helicopter services.
Another one, of course, is Ivanhoe Mines. Even though they said that since early last year they had divested their assets, we believe they are still getting the profit from the operation, because the operation is still going on.
There are a few other small companies. For example, TransCanada is based in Calgary. The company has shown its interest in providing some kind of technical expertise for the transportation of natural gas from Burma to India, but we are still working on that issue. We are not sure whether this company has any operation or any technical work in that area.
Of course, CPP is the biggest issue. As far as we've studied it, CPP holds more than $1 billion worth of shares with companies linked to Burma. I brought some information, but it wasn't translated, so I wasn't able to address it with you.
For example, CPP has shares with Ivanhoe Mines in the amount of $67 million. CPP also holds investment with TransCanada in the amount of $152 million and $17 million with the Canadian helicopter corporation CHC. They hold $263 million with Unocal, currently under Chevron--Chevron acquired Unocal a year ago, I believe--$254 million with Power Corporation, and $304 million with Total, a French energy company. This Total and Chevron-Unocal natural gas operation, I read today in the latest news, provided $2.7 billion to the military junta last year.
In that sense, the investment of CPP-IB--the investment board--is not socially responsible. The government and the standing committee should study what.... You can make a regulation. We know everybody contributes to CPP. There are 17 million Canadians--working people, including members of Parliament--who are contributing premiums to CPP, but in a way, we are indirectly supporting oppression, a repression in Burma, by contributing our premiums.
This is a very appalling situation. I strongly suggest the committee study this issue.