Advocates attack Carney government’s elimination of ombudsperson for forced labour
Advocates say the office lacks enforcement powers, has been underfunded and has unresolved complaints involving Canadian companies abroad.
- On June 12, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the government had eliminated the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise, or CORE, an office designed to oversee Canadian corporate operations abroad.
- Justin Trudeau's Liberal government established CORE in 2019 to review human rights complaints, though the office lacked the power to compel testimony or apply sanctions, rendering it largely advisory.
- With a $4.3 million budget, the office was dwarfed by the $17 billion in global profits reported by Barrick Gold in 2025, leaving the watchdog under-resourced against gargantuan corporate interests.
- Following the decision, Amnesty International and the NDP criticized the government, warning that no federal office remains to investigate allegations of forced labour or environmental degradation by Canadian-based companies.
- Citing the office as "ineffective," Carney faced criticism that the motive was to placate the corporate community rather than address the lack of responsibility in overseeing multinational operations.
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The Hamilton SpectatorAdvocates attack Carney government’s elimination of ombudsperson for forced labour
OTTAWA - Human rights advocates say Ottawa is turning its back on foreigners alleging involvement by Canadian companies abroad in forced labour and environmental degradation.
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Advocates attack Carney government's elimination of ombudsperson for forced labour
OTTAWA - Human rights advocates say Ottawa is turning its back on foreigners alleging involvement by Canadian companies abroad in forced labour and environmental degradation.
Carney gaslights us as he eliminates the Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE)
Here is one fact about this country of which few Canadians are aware: Canada is an economic superpower for at least one major global industry. That industry is mining. About half of the world’s mining companies are headquartered in Canada, and many of those companies operate in countries where local environmental controls and social constraints are weak. From Papua New Guinea to Namibia to Guatemala, Canadian-based companies have been virtuall…
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