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Canada-China Relations committee I would say that we have the easy job in investing the money and making big decisions around—
May 8th, 2023Committee meeting
Michel Leduc
Canada-China Relations committee Well, relatively.... Everything is relative. Making these big decisions is something for elected officials to do. We try to monitor as best we can and keep up with the changes and make decisions that are in the best interests of contributors and beneficiaries in the context of
May 8th, 2023Committee meeting
Michel Leduc
Canada-China Relations committee There are various ways that we engage with the Canadian government and other stakeholders in Canada on those issues. There was a council that was created, the sustainable finance council, which is very focused on disclosure.
May 8th, 2023Committee meeting
Michel Leduc
Canada-China Relations committee It was created about two years ago, I believe, and we're involved—
May 8th, 2023Committee meeting
Michel Leduc
Canada-China Relations committee I think the product of that work has been to develop a taxonomy in trying to better understand how you can create disclosure rules and standards that are very usable for investors like us. That has been the main focus of that work, and we are very encouraged by the work. CPP Inv
May 8th, 2023Committee meeting
Michel Leduc
Canada-China Relations committee That's a very good point. I would say that we're very engaged and very involved. We're a participant in capital markets. Rules around climate change and human rights affect the value creation of the constituent parts—the businesses that are part of capital markets. We're not a
May 8th, 2023Committee meeting
Michel Leduc
Canada-China Relations committee It varies significantly. I would hesitate to say information is easily accessible. It depends on what you're investing in. If you're a direct investor, an active investor, and you're looking at a real asset, it's similar to a situation in Canada or the United States. In private
May 8th, 2023Committee meeting
Michel Leduc
Canada-China Relations committee That would be hard to reverse engineer. As I said, we're very focused in the “how” in China, so it's not across all sectors. I mentioned the largest area, which would be consumer discretionary, which is really aimed at the consumer market in China. It's a demographic play. It's
May 8th, 2023Committee meeting
Michel Leduc
Canada-China Relations committee Certainly those products and services would make their way to Africa, absolutely.
May 8th, 2023Committee meeting
Michel Leduc
Canada-China Relations committee Yes. As an example for the first part of your question, if there are things that are against policy, such as mines and munitions, we would obviously not invest in that area. That would be one. In terms of exits, it's not a satisfactory answer to say “it depends”. If it's a real
May 8th, 2023Committee meeting
Michel Leduc
May 8th, 2023Committee meeting
Michel Leduc
Canada-China Relations committee Yes, we do.
May 8th, 2023Committee meeting
Michel Leduc
Canada-China Relations committee It's an investment that we made almost a decade ago. We recognize that the organization has evolved and changed along with the issues associated with their operations. One example might be dual-use technologies. They were built for a particular intention, and then over time they
May 8th, 2023Committee meeting
Michel Leduc
Canada-China Relations committee We haven't made any conclusion. It is an exposure we have that we're monitoring very, very closely to continue to understand the risks, including some broader human rights-related dimensions of that investment.
May 8th, 2023Committee meeting
Michel Leduc
Canada-China Relations committee I'm sorry; are those specific companies or entities?
May 8th, 2023Committee meeting
Michel Leduc