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Canadian Government Reports on IFI Activity Get Good Grade

The Canadian government’s annual reporting on its activities at international financial institutions is getting better, according to the authors, and to a Canadian civil society group which recently gave the latest report its best grade ever.

Press Responses: June 20, 2007

Karyn Keenan, of the Halifax Initiative, was featured on Avi Lewis' "On the Map" on June 20 talking about the National Roundtables on Extractive Industries. The focus was on a controversial mining project in Guatemala being operated by Skye Resources.
Focus on Skye Resources

Focus on the National Roundtables

Press Responses - the Post, a Parkland Institute publication

In its Winter 2004 issue of the Post, the Parkland Institute, wrote an article about the visit to Edmonton of two Africans fighting World Bank imposed privatization, and calling for support for the World Bank boycott.

Press Responses - December 2003

An article in the Upstream Journal, published by the Social Justice Committee, responding to the Cross-Canada tour on privatization.

Private Interest and the Public Good - October 15, 2003

An article from the Yukon News, resulting from the Cross-Canada tour on privatization

Struggle against privatization in South Africa

Speech made by Richard Makolo, as reported in the Upstream Journal, a publication of the Social Justice Committee

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Our goal is to fundamentally transform the international financial system and its institutions, namely the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and export credit agencies.

By doing so, we hope to achieve poverty eradication, environmental sustainability and the full realization of human rights.

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