I would not say so. When you define “colonialism”, it's to override the jurisdiction and maybe take over the resources of a country, and this is not what the law is about, as I understand it. I think this law is about controlling how and in which companies the government invests and ensuring that these companies behave according to international standards. We're talking about international standards, so I would not see this law as a colonialist law. I think what is happening right now, and the consequences of not controlling, of not abiding by international standards, is colonialism, but not the application of this bill.
On November 24th, 2009. See this statement in context.