Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  We have a process for removing members if they (a), refuse to implement the program, and (b), fail to show progress in performance over time.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  It would be a bad name. There aren't other consequences. We're a membership organization, but frequently when groups look to organizations like that, NGOs and others, that's what they look for: will you kick somebody out if they refuse to abide by your standards? The answer in ou

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  The guiding principles, no, not at that time. The implementation of the aboriginal community engagement protocol certainly would take those types of issues into account, but it wasn't done explicitly, no.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I would make one more comment on your previous question. We do go through a process of reviewing our performance standards in each of the categories every year. Community engagement is up next year, and we've identified gender as one of the issues that we should consider revising

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Weak governance is probably at the top of that list. One of the biggest problems is if communities don't feel the government's providing them with a voice, companies have to fill that void too.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  There is an awful lot that appears to be hanging on certain words.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  We talk about joint fact finding, which involves investigation. The process through which you get to investigation is what's important for us. Often, with independent investigation, I think the image is of some super-ombudsman who goes in-country and does an investigation, and th

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  The reason we are recommending joint fact finding is that, initially, the IFC went down the unilateral investigation route, and they found that they themselves were becoming part of the problem. They were going in independently and adjudicating in a complex environment, and findi

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Well, they can provide information on how the country works. They can provide support in liaising with the government. There is a lot of support that embassies can provide.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Yes, I would, thank you. The reason why the IFC moved to joint fact finding is that, with this mechanism, you are bringing the parties together at the outset. You have the ombudsman in place, or whatever you want to call that person, and they are bringing the parties together. T

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  No, I wouldn't say that the NDP.... I think certain MPs in all parties may have issues with mining, but I think most MPs support mining.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  The original round tables which I personally participated in recommended consequences for companies—well, actually, for all parties—if they were seen to be acting in bad faith. When the 2009 strategy first came about, it had no such mechanisms. As a consequence, the strategy was

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Do you want to take that?

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I guess I would speak about two issues. One, the construction of schools, hospitals, and so on is arguably not where companies should be, because those are services that ought to be provided by—

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  No, I understand that.