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Chile’s Patagonia Dams Project Attract Environmental Groups

(November 8, 2010) International environment groups continue to protest against plans to build dams in Chilean Patagonia. Continue reading →

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Export Development Corporation-supported mining projects

(January 23, 2011) It was touch-and-go for Export Development Canada last October when Bill C-300, which would have cut off EDC funding of Canadian mining companies that violate human and environmental...

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HidroAysen Patagonia Dam Project Awaits Government Approval

(May 9, 2011) The HidroAysen dam project in Patagonia is awaiting government signoff. Continue reading →

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Chileans protest government approval of five Patagonia dams

(May 10, 2011) Dam projects are drawing increased criticism in South America, which boasts three of the world's four biggest hydroelectric dam complexes. Chile is pushing forward with a $7 billion dam...

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Protests after Chile backs giant dams in Patagonia’s valleys

(May 10, 2011) Activists fear ecological haven will be destroyed but government says project is vital for economic growth Continue reading →

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EDC releases internal documents to Probe International under Access to...

(February 27, 2009) Heavily censored data keeps tight lip on Canadian investments in Chile. Continue reading →

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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 →

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Press Release: Export Development Canada bound by no rules on the environment...

(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 →

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SNC-Lavalin corruption allegations abound — so why’s Canada promoting the...

(August 3, 2013) A little-known Crown corporation is doing what it can to help corruption-plagued SNC-Lavalin get a lucrative contract in Trinidad and Tobago. Continue reading →

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Bombardier Transportation accused of corruption in South Korea

Canadian aerospace giant Bombardier accused by South Korean prosecutors of making gifts to local officials in relation to a multibillion dollar metro elevated train project described as "more like a...

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It’s your decision …

The Prime Minister‘s real message was: “You can either do what I want or you can do what you want. The decision is yours.” Third in a series on the SNC-Lavalin controversy by Andrew Roman.

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SNC-Lavalin: Power and politics

Legal expert Andrew Roman joins host Vassy Kapelos on Power & Politics (CBC News) to provide legal analysis of the SNC-Lavalin case.

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What the SNC board may have known about the firm’s dealings in Libya — like...

High-paid former directors could face tough questions if SNC-Lavalin bribery trial goes ahead. "What's your role on the board if not to protect the corporation from acts of bribery and from doing...

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Export Development Canada investigation into SNC-Lavalin

The news EDC is to investigate allegations that its support of SNC-Lavalin's Matala Dam project in Angola was used to pay bribes has us on pins and needles. How thorough will the investigation be? Will...

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No sunshine needed: EDC’s response to our request for transparency

Export Development Canada responds to Probe International’s inquiry regarding allegations of bribery related to its support of SNC-Lavalin’s Matala Dam project in Angola. Not a reassuring read....

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What does EDC do? A guide to ‘Canada’s secret trade weapon’

Here's what you need to know about the most powerful financial institution you almost never hear about.

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See no evil: How Canada is bankrolling companies accused of bid-rigging,...

A Globe and Mail investigation of Export Development Canada (EDC) reveals "a pattern of secrecy and lax supervision". Probe International's Patricia Adams says EDC is an unaccountable "institution out...

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Did our Prime Minister violate the Conflict of Interest Act?

Legal expert Andrew Roman digs deep into the bombshell report on the SNC-Lavalin affair issued by Canada's Ethics Commissioner, Mario Dion, and criticisms of that report by Errol Mendes, a professor of...

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