Ottawa announced the CORE in 2018 to investigate companies that trampled on human rights abroad. The Globe went to a remote Peruvian village where locals are asking why the Canadian government is missing in action
Foreign companies, first from the U.S., and then Argentina,
Frontera, which is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, has earmarked money toward remediating the area. But Mr. Sandi and others in these territories say the efforts have been insufficient, and are calling upon the Canadian government to hold companies to account – something it had pledged to do. In addition to lacking meaningful powers, the original intention to expand the CORE’s mandate beyond the mining, oil and gas, and garment sectors has been unfulfilled – even while evidence exists that industries outside of its remit deserve probing.
Ketty Nivyabandi of Amnesty International Canada says the group is 'very disappointed' with the current state of the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise.But as a result of the CORE’s inadequacies, many of the human-rights groups that clamoured for the creation of such a watchdog have turned their backs on the project entirely.
In Achuar territory, plants show signs of damage from a spill a few years earlier. When The Globe and Mail visited this area, signs of contamination could be seen in several creeks and lagoons. Jose Olaya is a case study in the type of community that could use an investigator asking some tough questions on its behalf.
The study, which included 1,047 adults and children, showed that in this remote, non-industrialized area, high blood lead levels pose a risk for health among residents in the area. Jose Olaya would welcome more health studies on the impacts of contamination, says Aurelio Pinola, the apu of the community, but a lack of resources and its remote location mean few doctors, researchers or scientists come. Many households function without electricity and safe drinking water. Despite years of revenues generated by the oil companies in the area, the community has not seen sustained improvements to quality of life, he says.
It noted that an abandonment plan for the block “has been coordinated with the government of Peru and with all the stakeholders involved, including local communities in the area.” The company told The Globe it has allocated US$12.3-million and “is currently executing remediation activities in Peru.” Mr. Pinola said the Canadian government “should demand from [Frontera] to come clean up the things that they have left contaminated.”
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