
“This announcement has been a long-time coming and we are happy to see that the government is respecting its electoral promise and restoring Canada’s role as a leader in defending human rights worldwide,” said Serge Langlois, Executive Director of Development and Peace, after the Honourable Minister of International Trade François-Philippe Champagne made the announcement. READ MORE at Development and Peace Thanks to everyone who took action and signed a petition...it worked! Now we must ensure the office does its job.- fvc | Independent investigations and public reporting Canada’s new ombudsperson will be tasked with investigating complaints from around the world and will be founded on the principles of “advancing human rights and assisting Canada in fulfilling its international human rights obligations". READ MORE at Business and Human Rights Resource Centre. |