Hon. Senator Oliver moves an amendment to Bill C-31
(November 29, 2001) Export Development Act - Third Reading in the Senate Bill to Amend introduced Motion in Amendment - Vote Deferred until December 4, 2001. Continue reading →
View ArticleSenator Oliver’s motion in amendment negatived
(December 4, 2001) Senators vote on motion to amend BillC-31 clause 9. Continue reading →
View ArticleSenate debate continues
(December 5, 2001) Hon. Senators Tkachuk and Angus join in the third-reading debate on Bill C-31. Senator Angus points out several flaws, especially the lack of transparency and accountability which...
View ArticleBill C-31 passes third reading in Senate
(December 6, 2001) Senator Setlakwe comments at third reading of Bill C-31. Bill C-31 is read third time and passed. Continue reading →
View ArticleLetter to Pierre Pettigrew about Bill C-31, amending the EDC Act
(September 17, 2002) In a thousand quiet and unknown ways, speech is stifled. Continue reading →
View ArticleEDC Legislation (Chapter E-20)
(August 18, 2008) All spin and no substance: Chapter E-20, the Export Development Act R.S. 1985, c. E20 (formerly Bill C-31) is a devious amendment to convince the public that EDC is doing something to...
View ArticleImmunity from scrutiny: Canada’s Access to Information Act hobbles democracy
(January 7, 2012) 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...
View ArticlePress 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 →
View ArticleOttawa falls short in attempt to rein in EDC
(August 28, 2013) Proposed changes to regulations governing Export Development Canada don’t go far enough. By Patricia Adams for Probe International Ottawa’s proposed changes to the regulations...
View ArticleRepeal the Act and privatize this Canadian SOE
In its submission to Ottawa's 2018 Legislative Review of the Export Development Act, Probe International calls for a repeal of the Act and the privatization of Export Development Canada (EDC). Probe...
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