As Ottawa Replaces Watchdog for Firms Operating Abroad, Advocates Urge Full Reform

As Ottawa Replaces Watchdog for Firms Operating Abroad, Advocates Urge Full Reform
Sheri Meyerhoffer, Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise, holds a news conference in Ottawa on July 11, 2023. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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Advocates are calling on Ottawa to profoundly change the powers of the watchdog who monitors Canadian corporations operating abroad, as the Liberals review how a new ombudsman should take on the job.

The Prime Minister Trudeau government replaced a monitor for the mining sector five years ago with what it called the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise.