Thread by @TamanishaJohn

Highlighting Canada’s activities in global south to inform “Canada nice” liberals + leftists: “Foreign companies from a range of countries compete in Africa's mining sector. But according to a number of measures, those from one country dominate: Canada.”

allafrica.com/stories/201304…

“Kneen explains that while countries such as the US have passed domestic laws that govern corporations' activities abroad, Canada has not done the same. The current Conservative government has actually voted down several attempts to increase accountability abroad.”

Canadian banks also benefit from lack of regulation abroad— and that fact occupied a big part of my dissertation analysis. One of the most cynical things about Canadian financial practices is that when they screw over Canadians in Canada, they face some regulation— BUT

then those same practices identified as screwing over Canadians & needing to be regulated aren’t extended to those corporations activities abroad. So economically exploitative + resource extractive Canadian corporations abroad skirt regulations easier than their US/EU competitors

To piss off the leftists and liberals who fear monger on China because they’ve consumed so much propaganda while ignoring reality : “When asked to think about foreign mining contracts in Africa, many people's minds will jump to China, or perhaps one of the former colonial powers”

“such as the UK or France. China's construction and agricultural projects in particular are at the core of the 'Africa Rising' narrative, as are the Asian giant's more than 1.3 billion consumers.”

~better to this site + cry that they pointed out the obvious:

re: propaganda that illicit China being 1st thing in ppls mind vs states like friendly ol’Canada

Anyway, “Some readers might be surprised therefore to learn that Canada - with a population less than one-tenth that of China's and geographically about as far from Africa as one”

“can get - has quietly grown to become one of the largest stakeholders in Africa's mining sector - possibly the largest, depending on how you quantify it”

And just like I pointed out last time: “While Canada is a major force in African mining, current projects on the continent actually only comprise a minority of Canadian companies' operations overseas... The majority are in Latin America.”

^ the above facts

“China bad” liberals and leftists: 😲 wow, it’s confirmed, allafrica.com is a tankie website whose research and information is just propaganda for China