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The petition is closed. The issues remain unresolved. Writing to your elected representatives is the most direct thing you can still do.
What we’re asking for
Three demands. Still unmet.
The House of Commons petition is now closed. But these asks — the ones Canadians endorsed — have not been answered. When you write, you are asking for the same things.
- Appoint a new Ombudsperson immediately. The position of Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise has been vacant since May 2025. More than 36 complaints are stuck with no one to hear them, including a 187-page complaint from Namibian communities.
- Give CORE the power to compel testimony and documents. Right now, CORE cannot subpoena witnesses or demand records. A 2025 Federal Court ruling confirmed its findings “cannot legally affect anyone.” That is not accountability. It is performance.
- Make CORE independent of the Ministry of Trade. An office that answers to the same ministry responsible for promoting Canadian business abroad cannot credibly investigate that business. Independence is the baseline.
Write now
One email. Four minutes.
Click the button below. It opens a pre-written email in your email program — addressed to MP Jessica Fancy, with four ministers and ambassadors copied. Read it, add your name and postal code at the bottom, and send. That’s it.
jessica.fancy@parl.gc.ca
Copied to| Minister | Robert Oliphant — robert.oliphant@parl.gc.ca |
| Minister | Maninder Sidhu (International Trade) — maninder.sidhu@parl.gc.ca |
| Minister | Sean Fraser (Justice & Attorney General) — sean.fraser@parl.gc.ca |
| Ambassador | Bob Rae (Canada’s Ambassador to the UN) — bob.rae@international.gc.ca |
Subject: Canada’s human rights watchdog is broken — fix it now
Dear MP Fancy, Canada promised a watchdog to investigate human rights abuses by Canadian mining and oil companies overseas. But that office — the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE) — has been empty since May 2025. More than 36 complaints are stuck, including a 187-page complaint from Namibian communities hurt by a Canadian oil company, ReconAfrica. Even when CORE had a leader, it had no real power. It cannot compel witnesses or demand documents. A Federal Court ruling confirmed that CORE’s findings “cannot legally affect anyone.” I ask you to do three things: 1. Push the government to appoint a new Ombudsperson immediately. 2. Support giving CORE the power to subpoena documents and witnesses. 3. Make CORE independent of the Ministry of Trade. Please reply and tell me what you have done since May 2025 to fill the Ombudsperson position, and whether you support subpoena power. Sincerely, [Your name] [Your address and postal code]
After you send, tell us what you got back. If MP Fancy or one of the ministers replies — or doesn’t — please submit the response here. Patterns only become visible when many people share what they receive. Form letters matter. Silence matters more.