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Probe International exposes the devastating environmental, social, and economic effects of Canada's aid and trade abroad. In a democracy, there is no greater guarantee of justice than the free flow of information. Probe International names names. |
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Foreign Aid
03/16/2010 Bagladesh has refused a $94-million-dollar offer of climate aid from the British government, saying the money, which would have been channelled through the World Bank, comes attached with unfavourable “terms and conditions”. read more » |
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Three Gorges Probe
03/16/2010 Ren Xinghui’s recent decision to sue China's Ministry of Finance over the Three Gorges levy—added to electricity bills in the 1990s to help pay for the massive infrastructure project—has raised a number of eyebrows. But perhaps the most interesting aspect of Ren's campaign so far has been the lack of a response from government officials—marking what some commentators are calling a new move towards government transparency. read more » |
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Odious Debts
02/05/2010 The Ethiopian government is preparing its case to attempt to convince the World Bank to fund a mega- hydropower project in the Horn of Africa country. read more » |
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Mekong Utility Watch
03/14/2010 The Mekong River, South-East Asia's longest waterway, is at its lowest level in 50 years, raising questions about who is to blame - mankind or Mother Nature - for the region's diminishing water supply. The 4,350-kilometre-long river originates in southern China and meanders through Laos and Thailand into Cambodia, where it feeds Tongle Sap Lake before reaching southern Vietnam and emptying into the South China Sea. read more » |
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