The Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE) was introduced under former prime minister Justin Trudeau in 2019 to investigate potential abuses, including the use of forced labour.
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The CORE had been criticized for lacking the powers to fulfil its mandate. Advocates have said the office needed the ability to compel documents and testimony from companies, for example.
On Thursday, Carney defended eliminating the office by pointing out that only one of the watchdog’s investigations had led to recommendations being made to a company.
The documents tabled in the House of Commons on Wednesday say that, overall, the CORE had only launched five investigations.
My understanding is it’s again, fairly similar. I don’t know thr details on CMCH but Build Canada Homes wasn’t particularly effective. The campaign promise was for entirely new aporoaches with more modular housing, 3d printing etc, so I would expect to see a smaller set of trials (the 4000 units) and then a reassessment to see what worked, what could be scaled etc.
I might be jaded from having worked with non profits for decades now but I fully appreciate the idea of starting fresh rather than trying to slowly change a large bureaucratic monstrosity amidst a crisis like the housing crisis.