(December 21, 1998) EDC Sinks Third World Citizens Debt
Submission to the Export Development Act Review
(December 21, 1998) Export Development Corporation is unnecessary, costly and unaccountable. Misleads the Canadian public is an environmental wrecker. Patronage agency should be shut down. By Patricia Adams.
Thais buy into Shan rebel power play
(December 21, 1998) A Thai dam builder has asked tribal Shan rebels in the Golden Triangle war zone if it can build a hydroelectric barrage across the Salween River. The Shan States Army has already given the developer, MDX, permission to survey the area, Shan sources say.
Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (Canada)
(December 10, 1998) Canada’s legislation on corruption of foreign public officials and the implementation of the Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions.
Gorges dam relocation behind schedule
BEIJING, Dec. 08, 1998 — (Agence France Presse) China’s relocation quota for the giant Three Gorges Dam project has fallen behind this year with only 49,000 people moving out of their homes near the Yangtze river, the China Daily said Tuesday.
CANDU Exports
(December 1, 1998) The Ministry of Industry last month signed a memorandum of understanding with Canadian and South Korean partners to develop Vietnam’s first nuclear power plant.
Chapter 2. A Profile of Dams in China
The following is an excerpt from the book The River Dragon Has Come!
Three Gorges Probe November 30, 1998
(i) Dam Project in Yunnan Suspended
(ii) New Forest Plan to Prevent Floods
(iii) Shift in Water Management
(iv) Green Group Disbanded in Capital
News briefs
Full-power PR
(November 29, 1998) As many developed countries close down their nuclear power plants, nuclear industry sales teams are turning to the Asia Pacific to hock their wares. Using a variety of public relations tactics, biased information is being presented to the Thai people, particularly in the provinces where the plants will likely be located.
Half-lives and half-truths
(November 29, 1998) ENERGY: With increasingly successful alternatives, has the promise of nuclear power run out of steam?
We can’t wipe out debt, says government
(November 4, 1998) The government responds to pressure to wipe out the ‘apartheid debt’ by arguing that it’s not technically feasible. Critics say it is.
November 1998 Campaign Letter
Canada should stop supporting dictators with foreign aid and cash bailouts.
Canadian Discussion Paper for Rome Meeting
(October 31, 1998) The Canadian Ecumenical Jubilee Initiative represents approximately 30 churches, inter-church coalitions and church-related organizations who have joined together to sound a strong, new call for justice, peace and the integrity of creation.
Truth and Reconciliation Commission report excerpt
(October 30, 1998) South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) yesterday accused the country’s business sector of helping to sustain apartheid and called for financial contributions from business to make up for past injustices.
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