Canada ranks last among G7 for anti-bribery efforts
A Berlin-based watchdog ranks Canada last among G7 nations and among the worst of nearly 40 countries worldwide in a report on the state of international efforts to fight bribery and corruption.
In the report released Tuesday, Transparency International (TI) says Canada stands among the group of countries that have "little or no enforcement" of the foreign bribery standards established by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development 15 years ago.
The aggravating factors TI suggests are at work in Canadian law include:
While Canada is singled out for its ongoing failure to crackdown on bribery abroad -- earning the dubious distinction of occupying the report's lowest-ranked category since its first report in 2005 -- this latest release concludes that the overall picture is showing no signs of improving.
Canada ranks last among G7 for anti-bribery efforts - CTV News
A lack of transparency in our current government.
Who knew?
I'm so happy we're getting rid of those vote subsidies! Clearly, it was the "funding" and not transparency issues that were the problem.
A Berlin-based watchdog ranks Canada last among G7 nations and among the worst of nearly 40 countries worldwide in a report on the state of international efforts to fight bribery and corruption.
In the report released Tuesday, Transparency International (TI) says Canada stands among the group of countries that have "little or no enforcement" of the foreign bribery standards established by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development 15 years ago.
The aggravating factors TI suggests are at work in Canadian law include:
- a lack of nationality jurisdiction that would allow authorities to pursue Canadians accused of bribery abroad
- the reliance on criminal, rather than civil or administrative enforcement places a "significant evidentiary burden on all cases"
- charities are excluded, according to rules that focus solely on bribery "for profit"
- the absence of strict rules for keeping "accurate books and records"
- the legal allowance for "facilitation payments" to foreign officials for acts of a "routine nature" that could be considered part of their jobs
- the absence of a firm commitment to ignore considerations of national economic interest or political relations when deciding whether to investigate or prosecute foreign bribery
- inadequate resources at the RCMP Anti-Corruption Unit responsible for handling such cases
While Canada is singled out for its ongoing failure to crackdown on bribery abroad -- earning the dubious distinction of occupying the report's lowest-ranked category since its first report in 2005 -- this latest release concludes that the overall picture is showing no signs of improving.
Canada ranks last among G7 for anti-bribery efforts - CTV News
A lack of transparency in our current government.
Who knew?
I'm so happy we're getting rid of those vote subsidies! Clearly, it was the "funding" and not transparency issues that were the problem.
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