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Press Release: Export Development Canada bound by no rules on the environment file
(February 13, 2013) EDC environmental decisions virtually immune from judicial review. Crown corporation sets standards and can exempt projects on its own say so. Continue reading
Immunity from scrutiny: Canada’s Access to Information Act hobbles democracy
(January 7, 2013) Canada’s Access to Information Act perversely gives Export Development Canada (EDC) the legal power to keep records of its operations secret, charges Probe International. In its submission to the Office of the Information Commissioner’s review of Canada’s 30-year-old Access to Information Act, Probe International declares it is time to reform the Act and remove EDC’s extraordinary privileges. Continue reading
A respite for Patagonia
(July 4, 2012) Chile’s HidroAysén mega-dam scheme is suddenly on hold as one of the owners of the controversial dam scheme suspends its support for the risky project. Continue reading
Posted in Chilean Patagonia, Cost to Taxpayer, EDC, News, Probe International in the News, Secrecy
Tagged Colbun, EIA suspended, HidroAysén, mega dam, Patagonia
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EDC releases internal documents to Probe International under Access to Information, but reveals little: UPDATE
(February 27, 2009) Heavily censored data keeps tight lip on Canadian investments in Chile. Continue reading
How EDC can beat critics
(February 1, 2003) Is EDC making the world a worse place? There’s no way for ordinary Canadians to make an informed judgment because the Crown corporation simply doesn’t reveal enough information. Continue reading
Federal support of exports: too secretive
(June 8, 2001) The Access to Information Act should apply to the Export Development Corporation – Montreal’s M‚tro newspaper quotes Probe International. Continue reading
Government Secrecy Threatens Canadian Democracy
(June 1, 2001) Probe International argues that the Canadian government’s growing predilection for secrecy is alarming. Probe recommends that the disclosure of information on public interest grounds should prevail over corporate interests. Continue reading
Secretive EDC agrees to be more transparent: Dramatic reversal in disclosure policy credits Citizen
(May 22, 2001) The Export Development Corporation has made a stunning reversal in its disclosure policy, mostly in response to pressure from non-governmental organizations and the media. Continue reading
