TI Canada has sent an Open Letter to Political Party Leaders regarding Whistleblower Protection in Canada asking them what their party's position is on whistleblower protection.
TI Releases its annual Exporting Corruption progress report 2015
Dilemma surrounding RBC’s star Brazilian client highlights regulatory risks of potentially lucrative emerging markets
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Paul Lalonde discusses OSC's proposal to financially reward whistle-blowers
Board member of TI Canada and partner at Denton's Canada, Paul Lalonde, commented on the recent Ontario Securities Commission announcement that it is interested in adopting a whistle-blower program. The OSC proposes to offer whistle-blowers financial rewards for coming forth with timely an credible information that leads to the imposition of monetary sanctions.TI Canada's soon-to-be-published paper concludes that whistle-blower protections in Canada are insufficient and fall short of Canada's international commitments to adopt more robust whistle-blower protection laws.
Transparency International: Blatter Must Stand Down and Elections Suspended
Following the announcement by Swiss and US investigators of criminal proceedings against FIFA for alleged money laundering in connection with the 2018 and 2022 World Cups and allegations of “systematic” corruption in the United States and Latin America, Transparency International has said Sepp Blatter must now stand down and upcoming presidential elections suspended.
No shelter
When Cyclone Aila tore across Southern Bangladesh in 2009, whole villages were almost wiped from the map. As waves crashed through embankments, huts built without foundations and supports quickly disappeared beneath the surging water. When the rains stopped, tens of thousands found themselves homeless. Among them was Khadija Begum.Read more (external)
Bangladesh's Rana Plaza factory collapse spurs change, finger-pointing
A year after the deadly Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh, families of the thousands of workers affected are still struggling with the aftermath.At the same time, international business and labour groups say they're making progress in preventing a similar catastrophe.Read more (external)
Who is to blame?
The day began like any other. In June 2009, parents in Hermosillo, northern Mexico, dropped their children off at nursery. The toddlers spent the morning playing and after lunch, had their siesta. Suddenly, while they slept, the colourful tarpaulin that acted as a ceiling crashed down and the room instantly filled with thick smoke and flames.Read more
Canada toughens foreign bribery law
Corruption has been a hot topic in Canada recently with a series of scandals involving both the public and private sectors making headlines. On 5 February, Canada’s federal government introduced amendments, which will strengthen the country’s main law aimed at bribery abroad. The changes will make it easier for Canada to prosecute Canadians and Canadian companies who bribe or try to bribe foreign public officials.Read more
Ex-mayor Gérald Tremblay knew about corruption: police informant
A secret police informant claims former Montreal mayor Gérald Tremblay knew about a corrupt system at city hall in which construction companies allegedly gave a 10-per-cent cut from their rigged municipal contracts in equal portions to the Mafia and to Tremblay's now-defunct Union Montreal party, states a newly released section of an affidavit filed in court by Sûreté du Québec investigators.Read More (external)