{"ops":[{"insert":"Just received this information today ...\n\nThis is from a government of Canada website \n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.tradecommissioner.gc.ca/china-chine/cscs-scse.aspx?lang=eng&_ga=2.222549275.1837103680.1631553580-1454228914.1631553580"},"insert":"China’s Corporate Social Credit System: How businesses can prepare (tradecommissioner.gc.ca)"},{"insert":"\n\nIt appears for now that these rules will only apply to Canadian companies that do business with China.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#333333","bold":true},"insert":"Penalties for low social credit scores"},{"insert":"\n\nBusinesses will receive low corporate social credit scores if they have unsatisfactory corporate compliance to Chinese rules. As a consequence, China could declare offending companies to have "},{"attributes":{"color":"#e60000","bold":true},"insert":"“bad behaviour”"},{"insert":". \n\nThis could result in sanctions, which depending on the rating, could include:\n\npenalty fees"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"higher inspection rates"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"targeted audits"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"restricted issuance of government approvals"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"exclusion from preferential policies"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"restrictions from public procurement"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"public blaming and shaming"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"being blacklisted in extreme cases"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nOver time will China's Corporate Social Credit System evolve to influence the "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/how-rights-protected/guide-canadian-charter-rights-freedoms.html"},"insert":"Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms - Canada.ca"},{"insert":"?\n\nWatch "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5-0llHaZDs"},"insert":"the video"},{"insert":" to see how an average Chinese citizen with a low social credit score is affected.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"inherit"},"insert":"What is the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms simplified?"},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#202124"},"insert":"The Charter "},{"attributes":{"color":"#202124","bold":true},"insert":"protects those basic rights and freedoms of all Canadians that are considered essential to preserving Canada as a free and democratic country"},{"attributes":{"color":"#202124"},"insert":". It applies to all governments – federal, provincial and territorial – and includes protection of the following: fundamental freedoms, democratic rights."},{"attributes":{"color":"#70757a"},"insert":"Jun 8, 2020"},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"inherit"},"insert":"What are the 7 categories in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms?"},{"insert":" \n\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#202124","bold":true},"insert":"The rights and freedoms protected by the Charter fall into 7 categories:"},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/csj-sjc/rfc-dlc/ccrf-ccdl/rfcp-cdlp.html"},"insert":"The rights and freedoms the Charter protects (justice.gc.ca)"},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#202124","bold":true},"insert":"Fundamental freedoms."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#202124","bold":true},"insert":"Democratic rights."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#202124","bold":true},"insert":"Mobility rights."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#202124","bold":true},"insert":"Legal rights."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#202124","bold":true},"insert":"Equality rights."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#202124","bold":true},"insert":"Official Language rights."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#202124","bold":true},"insert":"Minority language educational rights."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nWhat does the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms list?\n\nEveryone has the following fundamental freedoms: (a) freedom of conscience and religion; (b) freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication; (c) freedom of peaceful assembly; and (d) freedom of association. \n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.amnesty.org/en/what-we-do/universal-declaration-of-human-rights/"},"insert":"What are the 30 Universal Declaration of Human Rights?"},{"insert":" \n\nThe 30 rights and freedoms set out in the UDHR include "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"the right to asylum, the right to freedom from torture, the right to free speech and the right to education"},{"insert":". ... It also includes economic, social and cultural rights, like the right to social security, health and education. Oct 21, 2017\n\nComments?\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"http://www.startguide.org/docs/STARTIntro.pdf"},"insert":"STARTIntro.pdf (startguide.org)"},{"insert":"\n\nSTART is a free 24-session study course that you conduct on your own. Gather 8 or 10 friends together, study and discuss environmental, domestic, and world issues using the on-line readings, read and think about the world we want and how to get there, and then act. The "},{"attributes":{"color":"#009900","link":"http://www.startguide.org/guide/g00.html"},"insert":"START Study Guide"},{"insert":" provides guidance on how to pull a group together, modify the process to meet your needs, and run a group. The "},{"attributes":{"color":"#009900","link":"http://www.startguide.org/read/r00.html"},"insert":"START Reading List"},{"insert":" links directly to the readings, which are all free and accessible on-line.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"http://www.startguide.org/index.html"},"insert":"START - Study, Think, Act, Respond Together (startguide.org)"},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true,"color":"#990000","bold":true},"insert":"Never doubt that a small, group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."},{"insert":" — Margaret Mead"},{"attributes":{"align":"center"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"}]}