Dear Prime Minister…[W]e urge the adoption of workable measures to promote legislative and administrative reforms that will more effectively regulate the operations of Canadian mining companies…In particular, we recommend an immediate change in existing policies in order to: Ensure Canadian mining companies operating in Latin America do so in conformity with the international human rights standards… Respect the decisions of numerous communities…Incorporate international human rights and transparency standards in the regulation of credit agencies and public and private investment that finance extractive activities…Guarantee effective access to Canadian courts…Create objective and impartial mechanisms to effectively monitor and investigate complaints of individual and collective human rights violations…Refrain from promoting international arbitration mechanisms…