The report referred to in the motion has been provided to the federal government. It develops a framework for corporate social responsibility as it pertains to mining activities in developing countries.
This is something that has been requested. There's been criticism of some Canadian operations abroad. Certainly there are requirements for Canadian companies here in Canada that are very different from the requirements and the practices of these companies in other countries. I'm speaking specifically of mining activities in developing countries.
This framework for corporate social responsibility would be monitoring and assessing these mining companies' practices via strict human rights, environmental and economic standards. It would hold companies with mining activities in developing countries to greater account for their activities there.
So it's really about corporate social responsibility. It's about treating other countries as we would like to be treated here, just as companies are required by law to treat people and environments here. It's about exporting those standards to other countries.