Fwd: GRAN Action on Mining Justice: Sign Petition e-7361

[J. Scott]

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From: Grandmothers Advocacy Network <nor...@grandmothersadvocacy.org>
Date: Fri, May 8, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Subject: GRAN Action on Mining Justice: Sign Petition e-7361
To: Jay Scott <jasco...@gmail.com>

Dear GRANs, We are writing today to ask for your signatures on a petition urging the Canadian government to appoint a new Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE) as soon as possible. This post has been vacant for a year. In 2019, Canada established the office of the CORE to review complaints about human rights abuses by Canadian companies working outside Canada in the garment, mining, and oil and gas sectors. However, the federal government has allowed the post to remain vacant since May of 2025, leaving the office unable to process complaints of human rights abuses, and leaving existing and potential complainants in the dark about what, if anything, is to happen with their human rights complaints. Petition e-7361 asks the government of Canada to: 1. Immediately appoint a new Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise; and 2. Give the Office of the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise both independence and the power to compel testimony and the production of documents, as required to effectively investigate allegations of human rights abuse. Please sign petition e-7361 and share it with friends. 500 signatures are needed by May 17 to force a government response. An empowered Canadian Ombudsperson for Accountable Enterprise (CORE) could help hold Canadian companies accountable for serious harm to human rights, workers, and the environment wherever they are active around the world. Thank you, GRANs, for your voices in defense of human rights. Liz, Phyllis, Diane, Anne, JoAnn, and Gaye-Frances GRAN Mining Justice Watch Group     Unsubscribe | Manage your subscription grandmothersadvocacy.org in...@grandmothersadvocacy.org View this in your browser.