Canada eliminates human rights watchdog that oversees companies operating abroad

Source: The Guardian Link: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/15/canada-eliminates-human-rights-watchdog-companies-abroad Published: June 15, 2026 Keywords: Canada Mark Carney says Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise office hasn’t been ‘effective’ since its 2019 setup Canada is eliminating a watchdog that investigates alleged human rights violations committed by Canadian companies operating abroad, after Mark Carney said the office hadn’t been “effective” since it was set up in 2019. The move comes as Canada faces criticism from Donald Trump’s administration over its “unacceptable” efforts to combat forced labour. Continue reading... --- This article was automatically collected by the Observatory News Scraper.