Bernard Patry at the Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee

On October 22nd, 2009. See this statement in context.

October 22nd, 2009 / 9:15 a.m.

Liberal

Bernard Patry Liberal Pierrefonds—Dollard, QC

Merci beaucoup.

Thank you, Ms. Keenan.

Ms. Keenan, according to clause 5 of the bill, standards are supposed to be included in the government's guidelines “that articulate corporate accountability standards for mining, oil or gas activities”.

What types of standards should be included, according to you, and how will these differ from existing international standards such as the OECD guidelines for multinational enterprises or the United Nations Global Compact?

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