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- Unfortunately, no country is completely free of corruption, even countries
like our own.
- Canadian firms are often confronted with demands for bribes in international
transactions to secure contracts.
- TI-Canada voices the concerns of all those who oppose corrupt business
practices.
- TI-Canada sponsors workshops and seminars for business, government,
and the public on the causes and damaging effects of corruption.
- TI-Canada is a clearing house for information on corruption and its
prevention, and for training materials such as videotapes and case studies.
- TI-Canada brings the Canadian business community and the public into
dialogue with government, government agencies like the Canadian International
Development Agency and the Export Development Corporation, and international
organizations like the World Bank, OECD, and the OAS.
- TI-Canada is an information source for the media, working to enhance
media coverage of corruption and related topics.
- TI-Canada does not play an investigative or "exposure" role,
with respect to the activities of individual companies.
- TI-Canada helps the business community develop strategies for resisting
and combating corruption.
- TI-Canada interacts with Canadian business schools to encourage commitment
to ethical business practice.
- TI-Canada encourages effective responses to corruption.
- TI-Canada analyses legislation and advises government agencies and
departments on public sector initiatives to curb corruption in the international
marketplace.
- TI-Canada works with international bodies such as the World Bank and
other international financial institutions, the OECD, and the UN, in
support of international anti-corruption initiatives.
- TI, through international and national coalitions, encourages governments
to establish and implement effective laws, policies and anti-corruption
programs.
- TI publishes the "Corruption Perceptions Index" using information
from several independent sources.
- TI has developed the "TI Source Book" with readings and
resources for governments and corporations that want to strengthen systems
to prevent corruption.
- TI has designed "Islands of Integrity" that bring the customer
and all the bidders on a project together under a voluntary anti-bribery
pact designed to ensure fair competition.
- TI works in developing countries to establish effective law enforcement,
an independent judiciary, and a strong and independent media with skills
in investigative journalism.
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