Let's talk about recent updates to Canada's Corruption of Foreign Public
Officials Act and what this can mean for your organization. Recently the Canadian
government revoked its exception for facilitation payments under the
Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act or CFPOA.
This amendment demonstrates the government's continued efforts to ensure
that Canadian businesses, and organizations operating outside the
country, conduct themselves responsibly and with integrity in the global
marketplace. Canada's anti-bribery law prohibits
anyone from giving or offering a loan or reward an advantage or benefit of any
kind either directly or through intermediaries to a foreign public
official in order to obtain or retain a business advantage. Facilitation payments
sometimes referred to as "grease payments" are typically made to help expedite
government to services of our routine nature that's part of a foreign public
officials normal duties or their functions these payments are now illegal
and are no longer considered as a possible defense for bribery. The CFPOA
sets out a list of examples of facilitation payments that are no longer
excluded from the bribery offense. These include the following examples any
payments for the issuance of permits licenses or other documents in order to
qualify a person to do business. The processing of official documents such as
visas and/or work permits the provision of services such as telecommunication
services or power and water supply, and payments for normal government services
such as police protection or customs inspection related to the transportation
of goods. These types of payments may now lead to criminal prosecution in Canada
this amendment now brings Canadian legislation into alignment with
legislation of other countries including the UK's Bribery Act. It also adopts
recommendations from the OECD and other organizations like
Transparency International for countries to take steps to discourage businesses
from making any facilitation payments at all. While a facilitation payments
exclusion is still found in the US. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, in
practice, it has at a very narrow interpretation accorded to it by the US
enforcement agencies - and for this reason most companies in the US do not
provide for this exclusion in their anti-bribery compliance programs or
their policies. Foreign bribery under Canadian law has broad jurisdictional
reach and is punishable by up to 14 years in jail for individuals and has
unlimited fines for businesses. It's also worthwhile to note that bribery and
facilitation payments are not permitted regardless of whether the payment
occurred in Canada or abroad. Accordingly Canadian businesses operating in Canada
and internationally would be wise to ensure that their current business
practices and compliance programs reflect this latest development in
anti-corruption enforcement in Canada. In addition to possible imprisonment and
fines convicted corporations could face being barred from doing business with
the government for up to 10 years under Canada's integrity regime as well as
facing sanctions under equivalent Department policies in other
jurisdictions the elimination of facilitation payments from the
anti-corruption act is an important reminder to Canadian corporations who
operate internationally that adopting effective anti bribery compliance, due
diligence, and monitoring programs is critical to safeguarding their
businesses from the severe risks of an anti-corruption violation. If nothing
else these recent changes present a good opportunity to check if your
organization is taking the appropriate steps to manage its ongoing bribery
risks.
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Obama Foundation Scholars Program at the Harris School of Public Policy - Duration: 2:50.
SPEAKER 1: My 10 years as a practitioner, working
in India and the US, taught me the importance of being
on the ground, working with local communities,
understanding local context, and different factors and processes
that can influence decisions.
SPEAKER 2: Students who come to the program
will have access to world-class faculty, working
on conflict resolution, international development,
economic prosperity around the globe.
But they'll also have access to the Obama Foundation networks
of leaders around the world.
And when you put those two together,
it's an amazing opportunity to really make a difference.
SPEAKER 3: We at the University of Chicago
and the Harris School with the Obama Foundation
puts the pieces together.
And it does it in the context of a community that
provides rich opportunities, so that you
can take the learning that you develop in the classroom
and put it into practice right away.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
SPEAKER 4: I think the Master's Degree
in international development of policy
is a really unique opportunity for the students.
They can take advantage of the core skills
that the Harris School is able to communicate to students.
We have this incredible knowledge
at the University of every corner
of the world in the faculty.
We have this amazingly diverse student body.
We're in the one of the world's great cities.
There are just so many opportunities
to learn and gain from the community here,
and to contribute to the community, as well.
SPEAKER 5: A lot of the past 15 years
has been working in places after conflict is over
and helping to reconstruct, helping to reduce poverty,
helping to reintegrate people.
Most of my research works with armed groups and the young men
in armed groups, whether that's Chicago, or Colombia,
or Liberia, or Uganda, trying to figure out
how to reduce violence.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
SPEAKER 6: This scholarship covers full tuition
plus a living stipend.
So students will walk out of here without any debt.
And they also will have the ability
to not have to work while they're in school,
so they can be fully immersed in connecting
with their classmates and studying the areas that
speak to them and that they want to drive
meaningful change toward.
SPEAKER 1: Obama Foundation Scholars,
because they come from such a diverse range of backgrounds,
and perspectives, and this wealth of knowledge,
gives me a tremendous hope for the future
of policy in our world.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
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Robert Mueller Scandal Goes Public – Game Over! - Duration: 16:51.
Robert Mueller Scandal Goes Public – Game Over!
White House Special Counsel Robert Mueller has said that he wants to question President
Donald Trump as soon as possible.
While many initially assumed that this was bad for Trump, there could be a silver lining
for the president after all.
Fox News reported that experts say that reports of Mueller wanting to speak with Trump indicate
that he is nearing the end of his investigation into the president's alleged collusion with
Russia during last year's election.
Prosecutors pretty much never interview their highest-ranking potential target until they
have acquired most of the evidence since they want as much ammunition as possible when they
finally speak with him.
This would mean that it's unlikely that Mueller's investigation will continue for
the next year or two, casting a dark shadow over the White House for that entire time
period.
It was revealed yesterday that Mueller told Trump's lawyers last month that he will
probably seek to interview the president, which set off discussions among Trump's
attorneys about the perils of such a move.
The Washington Post reported that "the president's attorneys are reluctant to let him sit for
open-ended, face-to-face questioning without clear parameters, according to two people
familiar with the discussions.
Since the December meeting, they have discussed whether the president could provide written
answers to some of the questions from Mueller's investigators, as President Ronald Reagan
did during the Iran-contra investigation.
They have also discussed the obligation of Mueller's team to demonstrate that it could
not obtain the information it seeks without interviewing the president."
An unnamed source told the New York Times that Mueller "appeared most interested in
asking questions about the former national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, and the
firing of the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey — not the broader question of possible collusion
with Russia.
Those topics signal an interest in whether Mr. Trump tried to obstruct justice."
Trump himself has always made it clear that he wants Mueller's investigation to end
as quickly as possible, as he is confident that no evidence of him colluding with Russia
will be found, since he knows it never actually happened.
"We have been very open," Trump told reporters at Camp David.
"We could have done it two ways.
We could have been very closed, and it would have taken years.
But you know, sort of like when you've done nothing wrong, let's be open and get it
over with."
What do you think about this?
Let us know your thoughts in the comments section.
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Obama Foundation Scholars Program at Harris Public Policy - Duration: 2:50.
SPEAKER 1: My 10 years as a practitioner, working
in India and the US, taught me the importance of being
on the ground, working with local communities,
understanding local context, and different factors and processes
that can influence decisions.
SPEAKER 2: Students who come to the program
will have access to world-class faculty, working
on conflict resolution, international development,
economic prosperity around the globe.
But they'll also have access to the Obama Foundation networks
of leaders around the world.
And when you put those two together,
it's an amazing opportunity to really make a difference.
SPEAKER 3: We at the University of Chicago
and the Harris School with the Obama Foundation
puts the pieces together.
And it does it in the context of a community that
provides rich opportunities, so that you
can take the learning that you develop in the classroom
and put it into practice right away.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
SPEAKER 4: I think the Master's Degree
in international development of policy
is a really unique opportunity for the students.
They can take advantage of the core skills
that the Harris School is able to communicate to students.
We have this incredible knowledge
at the University of every corner
of the world in the faculty.
We have this amazingly diverse student body.
We're in the one of the world's great cities.
There are just so many opportunities
to learn and gain from the community here,
and to contribute to the community, as well.
SPEAKER 5: A lot of the past 15 years
has been working in places after conflict is over
and helping to reconstruct, helping to reduce poverty,
helping to reintegrate people.
Most of my research works with armed groups and the young men
in armed groups, whether that's Chicago, or Colombia,
or Liberia, or Uganda, trying to figure out
how to reduce violence.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
SPEAKER 6: This scholarship covers full tuition
plus a living stipend.
So students will walk out of here without any debt.
And they also will have the ability
to not have to work while they're in school,
so they can be fully immersed in connecting
with their classmates and studying the areas that
speak to them and that they want to drive
meaningful change toward.
SPEAKER 1: Obama Foundation Scholars,
because they come from such a diverse range of backgrounds,
and perspectives, and this wealth of knowledge,
gives me a tremendous hope for the future
of policy in our world.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
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