Category Archives: Canada
Honduras Free Trade Agreement
July 9, 2014Honduras deal: Another example of Canada’s poor record on trade and human rights. Excerpted from Embassy magazine (Wednesday, July 9, 2014), Bill Fairbairn and Tara Ward are co-chairs, and Stacey Gomez is the co-ordinator of the Americas Policy Group, a … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Foreign Aid, Honduras, Human Rights | Comments Off2014 Annual Solidarity and Fundraising Dinner
June 30, 2014This past June 7, CoDev celebrated its 2014 Annual Solidarity and Fundraising Dinner at the Maritime Labour Centre. Hundreds of guests enjoyed the good company of friends and colleagues while dining on delicious latin-themed fare.
Posted in Canada, Donors, Events | Comments OffCanada must call for dialogue amid Venezuelan unrest
April 10, 2014An open letter to the Minister of Foreign Affairs from the Americas’ Policy Group (APG), a working group of the Canadian Council for International Cooperation (CCIC) and Co-Chaired by Barbara Wood, CoDev Executive Director, expressing concern over the disruption of … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, South America | Comments OffJob Posting: Executive Director
April 4, 2014CoDevelopment Canada (CoDev) is a BC-based non-profit agency that works for social change in Latin America and in Canada. We build partnerships with organizations in Canada and throughout Latin America to protect workers’ rights, build solidarity for public education, strengthen … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Inside CoDev | Comments OffNotes on the Canada Colombia Free Trade Agreement
June 28, 2013In 2007 Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper opened negotiations for a free trade agreement with Colombia signalling shared values of “freedom, democracy, human rights, and the rule of law”. Given that Colombia was the worst violator of human rights in … Continue reading
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