Foreign Affairs committee  To the extent that the RCMP has been asked, where it has been possible, we have assisted with capacity building. For example, in relation to Mexican authorities, we provided them with the expertise of one individual from the commercial crime branch to assist them in creating thei

Foreign Affairs committee  I don't know that there's a problem with transparency in terms of Canadian companies and how they are operating or why they would be hesitant to join this particular initiative. A number of organizations are pursuing anti-corruption on a global or regional basis, with internatio

Foreign Affairs committee  I'm not sure how businesses might analyze it. Would they say that on the one hand this is a very good thing to do and we should do it? Or would they, on the other hand, wonder whether, if they're overly transparent, they would still have a competitive edge. Would that be lost in

Foreign Affairs committee  I wouldn't be in a good position to comment with respect to unspecified legislation that hasn't been proposed, nor am I in a good position to propose legislation with respect to how Canadian companies are operating abroad. We are encouraging Canadian companies to have good corpo

Foreign Affairs committee  If they run afoul of the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act in terms of bribing a foreign public official, we have the power to investigate that offence.

Foreign Affairs committee  If an offence were related to that, we would be able to attempt, in the context of an investigation, to follow the funding that was, say, removed illicitly or used for a bribe. What you described sounded like perhaps an ongoing regulatory function. I'm not sure I'd be able to co

Foreign Affairs committee  It's not in a list format. It's in paper format as a document, but that's not a problem.

Foreign Affairs committee  Generally, the answer to your question is yes, I find they are respectful. They are interested. The anti-corruption movement globally has been gaining momentum. There's quite a bit of interest from other countries in looking to Canada for assistance in their anti-corruption enfor

Foreign Affairs committee  My own experience is that yes, China is interested in the global anti-corruption movement. For a number of years China has chaired the International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities, which is an association with affiliations to the United Nations' UNODC. It has provided

Foreign Affairs committee  There are not pre-established relationships with all countries. However, in some of the countries that you've mentioned there are existing relationships between investigators on the RCMP side and investigators in those foreign countries. If there wasn't an existing relationship,

Foreign Affairs committee  October 2, 2007.

Foreign Affairs committee  Yes.

Foreign Affairs committee  Yes.

Foreign Affairs committee  We've been in contact with her office, and I'll say we've received no referrals from her office.

Foreign Affairs committee  Yes.