Tag Archives: Human rights

Unbalancing refugee reform

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When the Balanced Refugee Reform Act came up for discussion in parliament in 2010, the then-minority Harper government was forced to compromise with the opposition parties in order to get the legislation passed. But that was then. It looks like those compromises may be about to be revisited.

Business ethics meet Gadhafi’s Libya

Canada’s largest engineering firm, Montreal-based SNC-Lavalin, has come under criticism for its operations in Libya. A recent story by Globe and Mail reporter Graeme Smith revealed close ties between the Canadian engineering company and Col. Gadhafi’s son Saadi before the regime collapsed. SNC-Lavalin’s work with Saadi focused on establishment of a civil-military corps of engineers […]

Business ethics meet Gadhafi's Libya

Canada’s largest engineering firm, Montreal-based SNC-Lavalin, has come under criticism for its operations in Libya. A recent story by Globe and Mail reporter Graeme Smith revealed close ties between the Canadian engineering company and Col. Gadhafi’s son Saadi before the regime collapsed. SNC-Lavalin’s work with Saadi focused on establishment of a civil-military corps of engineers […]