I think the UN guiding principles provide general guidance, but as I reminded subcommittee members, we visited Canada in 2017 and issued a report in 2018 to the Human Rights Council. In this report we made very specific recommendations on what powers the CORE should have, and I don't think the current mandate and the powers tick the boxes we recommended as independent experts.
Based on my knowledge and engagement of Canadian mining companies operating elsewhere—I will not name these companies—I can say with confidence that many companies are not willing to co-operate with remedial mechanisms. This is not unique to Canadian companies, so I don't want to say that only Canadian companies behave like this. Many companies from all over the world are not willing to co-operate, and that is where states have an obligation. It's an obligation under international human rights law to ensure that Canadian companies respect human rights, both within Canada and outside Canada, and this is non-negotiable. Promoting trade should not be done at the cost of undermining human rights.