iPolitics By Jolson Lim. Published on Mar 12, 2021 5:29pm The Chinese embassy in Ottawa (Jolson Lim/iPolitics)
A new office set up to review allegations of human-rights abuses perpetrated by Canadian companies abroad should have the power to compel documents and testimony, say MPs studying the rights of Uighurs in China.
MPs say Ottawa should ensure that the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE) “has the power to conduct independent investigations, the authority to compel documents and testimony from companies and their executives, and the resources to investigate alleged human-rights abuses.”
The recommendation was made in a report tabled on Friday by the House of Commons subcommittee on International Human Rights, which is examining the situation of Uighurs in China.
British Columbia s decision to seek legal advice on limiting travel reinforces the message that it isn t the time to go on vacation across the country, Canada s chief medical officer of health said Friday.
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The B.C. government is reviewing legal advice on whether it can restrict non-essential travel across provincial boundaries as frustrations mount about non-resident visitors who ignore requests to stay home to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Premier John Horgan said his cabinet is considering the legal opinion it has received and he expects to make an announcement early next week. B.C. would be the largest province to impose restrictions on interprovincial travellers, an extraordinary step in the fight to contain the pandemic.