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The Fight Against Corruption Goes Global

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International, OECD, Foreign corrupt practices legislation, Anti-corruption efforts
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Andrea Bonime-Blanc – February 14, 2012

2011 was a turning point in the fight against corruption. Around the world, protest after protest had one common denominator: outrage at some form of corruption. In the Middle East, people took to the streets to oust political elites who had been building vast personal wealth while depriving citizens of the most basic necessities.

Israel, too, saw its first mass middle-class economic protests ever. In India, meanwhile, the social activist Anna Hazare led several hunger strikes in a campaign against graft. And Chinese citizens staged protests against corruption.

Canada has bad track record on anti-bribery

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Corruption, Legislation, OECD, Anti-corruption efforts
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Josh O'Kane – June 24, 2011

Canada has legislation in place making it illegal to bribe foreign officials, but before the Niko case it had only been used to convict a Canadian company in a single case.

The Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act was passed in 1998 and entered into force the following year. It was born out of a 1997 meeting of the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development that sought to create an anti-bribery convention to be signed by member countries who would in turn create companion legislation.

Canada soft on corruption: editorial

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Corruption, Transparency International, OECD
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Ottawa Citizen Editorial – May 24, 2011

Tough on crime at home, maybe, but Canada is developing a reputation as not being tough enough when it comes to stopping corruption and bribery by businesses and individuals working overseas.

Transparency International has scolded the Canadian government for lack of progress in cracking down on bribery and corruption, an embarrassing public outing at a time when Canada’s international reputation (in light of our recent failure to win a seat on the UN Security Council) is already somewhat tarnished.

Canadians score high on 'better life', but not our political system

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Corruption, OECD
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David Beers – May 24, 2011

A lot of Canadians may be high-fiving over news their country ranked high on a new "better life index." Duff Conacher of Democracy Watch isn't one of them. He sees signs of a sick political system in the just released findings by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

"Many people will likely be surprised that Canada ranks only 14th out of the 34 OECD countries in governance, the lowest ranking it received in the 11 categories scored by the OECD," says Conacher, whose independent organization watchdogs good government issues.

Canada gets failing grade for lax enforcement of anti bribery laws

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Corruption, Transparency International, White-collar crime, OECD
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Report blames lack of political commitment by government leaders

Bruce Cheadle – May 24, 2011

Canada has again been singled out for failing to enforce anti-bribery rules abroad by an international report that points the finger at Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s lack of commitment.

“Canada is the only G7 country in the little or no enforcement category, and has been in this category since the first edition of this report in 2005,” Transparency International said Tuesday.

Canada ranked worst of G7 nations in fighting bribery, corruption

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Corruption, Transparency International, White-collar crime, OECD
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4

Julian Sher – May 24, 2011

Canada has again been scolded on the international stage for its “lack of progress” in fighting bribery and corruption by a watchdog agency that ranks it among the worst of nearly 40 countries.

Transparency International, a group that monitors global corruption, put Canada in the lowest category of countries with “little or no enforcement” when it comes to applying bribery standards set out by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Time to tighten screws on corruption of foreign officials

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Corruption, White-collar crime, Legislation, OECD
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Barrie McKenna – May 1, 2011

Canadians love to revel in their reputation as the good guys in a world of nastiness. It’s why Canadian companies and tourists proudly wave the flag on foreign soil, eager to soak up the rosy hue.

So it’s a little hard to figure out why Ottawa won’t do what virtually every other developed country does: Aggressively pursue Canadian citizens and companies who bribe foreign officials, on foreign soil.

'Significant concerns' over Canada's anti-bribery laws: OECD

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Corruption, White-collar crime, Legislation, Mining, Resources industry, OECD
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3

Peter O'Neil – March 28, 2011

PARIS — Canada, given its leading role in the corruption-prone global mining sector, should be producing better results in its battle launched a dozen years ago to fight against the bribery of foreign government officials by Canadian corporations, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development said Monday.

Only one company has been found guilty of paying a bribe to a foreign government official since the federal government passed legislation in 1999 to comply with OECD's global anti-bribery convention.

OECD slams Canada’s lack of prosecution of bribery offences

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Corruption, White-collar crime, Legislation, OECD, Anti-corruption efforts
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Julian Sher –  March 28, 2011

Canada’s “problematic” track record of ignoring bribery offences by its citizens and corporations abroad has prompted the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to raise significant concerns in an unusually harsh report released Monday.

“Canada’s regime for enforcement remains problematic in important areas,” the Paris-based organization said in a statement, calling on Canada in its report to “urgently take such measures as may be necessary to prosecute its nationals for the bribery of foreign public officials.”

Ukraine slow to battle corruption: OECD report

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Corruption, Europe, OECD, Developing countries
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Peter O'Neil – January 13, 2011

PARIS — Ukraine, one of Canada's top target countries for foreign aid, hasn't done enough to battle endemic corruption, according to a report made public here Thursday.

"Ukraine has made little progress in tackling corruption over the past four years, despite regular pledges from the country's leaders to take action," said the Paris-based Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, an economic and social policy research agency funded by Canada and 33 other western democratic countries.

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