Foreign Affairs committee  I was involved in the legislation of the foreign practices in the United States, which made it a criminal offence for U.S. corporations to bribe foreign government officials. The U.S. law actually preceded the OECD decisions and the Canadian law by some 20 years. We heard many of

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you. Under the extractive industries transparency initiative, for example, which has now been endorsed by the G-8, by the G-20, and has wide support, including from the Canadian government, which is contributing to the trust fund that helps countries with implementation o

Foreign Affairs committee  I can do that.

Foreign Affairs committee  I don't know. Mineral companies usually go, and have to go to stay in business, where the minerals are. The issue is really on what basis will they operate in the resource-rich countries where the mineral deposits are located? I would find it very surprising that someone would

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman and honourable members of the committee. I'm very pleased to be provided time today to address the committee. I believe that Bill C-300.... [Technical difficulties] There are many voluntary codes for multinational corporations, including the