It also illustrates a number of basic rule of law issues with Canada’s Guidelines, including the lack of reporting and transparency in their implementation; the lack of clarity regarding the nature of Canada’s normative obligations described in the Guidelines; and the lack of independent oversight to ensure accountability for their implementation. [...] The Two Faces oF canadian diplomacy 9 In addition to considering some of the narrow rule of law issues we outline above, such a dialogue should also involve more ambitious and visionary interrogations of the appropriate relationship between the Canadian state and the Canadian private sector in the overseas context. [...] 38 The Two Faces oF canadian diplomacy vandalism, sabotage, terrorism and or attacks that could befall the project”,64 as well as the “detection of unknown persons in the area of the project”.65 The agreement requires the PNP to provide these services by coordinating with Hudbay’s representatives and with due regard for the company’s internal norms.66 In exchange for services, Hudbay agrees to pro. [...] The Two Faces oF canadian diplomacy 43 A map of the area of influence of the Constancia mine, 2017 Source: CooperAcción 44 The Two Faces oF canadian diplomacy A photo taken from the road of Coporaque, Espinar in 2015. [...] It is important to note that the local human rights organization, DHSF, does not attribute the agreements to the good will of the company, but rather views them as an outcome of the social conflicts that the Constancia mine has generated and as a way in which the company has sought to gain greater economic and political control over the local population.89 The persistence of social conflicts in th.
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