ethics

The familiar red tag from a pair of Levi's 550 jeans is seen Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2005, in San Francisco. Canada's corporate ethics watchdog has launched an investigation into allegations that Levi Strauss Canada is working with companies that use forced labour in China. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Ben Margot

Levi Strauss targeted by federal corporate ethics czar in probe

Company denies allegations it is working with firms that use forced Uyghur labour in China

 

Storm clouds pass by the Peace tower and Parliament hill Tuesday August 18, 2020 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Federal Liberals appoint interim ethics commissioner after 6-month vacancy

Martine Richard, a longtime staffer in the office, had been appointed interim commissioner in April

 

Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE), Sheri Meyerhoffer, poses for a portrait in Ottawa on Tuesday, July 11, 2023. Ottawa’s corporate-ethics watchdog has announced investigations into a gold-mining corporation and the Canadian branch of Nike for possible forced labour by China’s Uyghur minority in their supply chains. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Canada’s corporate ethics czar launches forced-labour probes into 2 firms

Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise investigating Nike, Dynasty Gold in China

 

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to reporters in the foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, June 20, 2023. Ottawa’s corporate-ethics watchdog is set to announce investigations into whether Canadian companies are importing products made through human-rights abuses in China, a move advocates have sought for years. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Ethics czar starting human-rights probes around Canadian imports from China

Federal watchdog finally appears poised to probe specific corporate dealings overseas

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to reporters in the foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, June 20, 2023. Ottawa’s corporate-ethics watchdog is set to announce investigations into whether Canadian companies are importing products made through human-rights abuses in China, a move advocates have sought for years. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick