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Another fascinating public document related to corruption & crim enforcement is available. Check out Canada's 20th Annual Report to Parliament on Implementation of OECD #antibribery Convention & Enforcement of #CFPOA . Covers period of Sept 2018-Aug 2019 international.gc.ca/trade-agreemen…
Some of the information is widely known, but the report consolidates disparate pieces in one document. Helpful.
There are also some less well-known things.
A few highlights follow:
There are also some less well-known things.
A few highlights follow:
Under OECD Convention, Canada is acting as lead examiner of two member countries under phase 4 evaluation:
Australia (with co-examiner Korea)
France (with co-examiner Switzerland)
Canada will be subject to examination shortly by Austria and UK (report due in June 2021)
Australia (with co-examiner Korea)
France (with co-examiner Switzerland)
Canada will be subject to examination shortly by Austria and UK (report due in June 2021)
1 A thread on #SNC plea deal, now that I have read it in detail. Here are some thoughts.
1st & most important: while everything in the deal was legally possible, it is fair to say that what was done was difficult to anticipate even by experts.
Black swan scenario
#cfpoa #canpoli
1st & most important: while everything in the deal was legally possible, it is fair to say that what was done was difficult to anticipate even by experts.
Black swan scenario
#cfpoa #canpoli
2 By that I mean, no one considered a deal structured that way because it had never been done before.
You could argue that SNC situation was unique and so uniquely creative solution was required.
From legal perspective, deal was very cleverly done.
You could argue that SNC situation was unique and so uniquely creative solution was required.
From legal perspective, deal was very cleverly done.
3 Key features are known from when deal announced, but reading fine print is important - several imp subtleties.
Of course, reading the decision may be a challenge. Though a public document, it is *still* not available through free database like @CanLII - maybe that will change
Of course, reading the decision may be a challenge. Though a public document, it is *still* not available through free database like @CanLII - maybe that will change
