{"id":69322,"date":"2026-01-12T16:17:53","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T16:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gcef.ca\/?p=69322"},"modified":"2026-01-12T21:14:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T21:14:11","slug":"report-announcement-investigative-research-into-domtars-lobbying-in-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gcef.ca\/en\/story\/69322\/report-announcement-investigative-research-into-domtars-lobbying-in-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"Nature Report: Investigative Research into Domtar\u2019s lobbying in Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-gcefca-stateless\/2026\/01\/e6020418-en-final-copy-to-publish-domtar-federal-report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Paper Trail to Nowhere (Part 1: Domtar\u2019s Lobbying Strategies in Canada between 2020 and 2024)<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-gcefca-stateless\/2026\/01\/0c7f676c-en-final-copy-to-publish-domtar-provincial-report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Paper Trail to Nowhere (Part 2: Domtar\u2019s Lobbying Strategies in British Columbia between 2020 and 2024)<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>What the Report Covers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>This two-part investigative report focuses on Domtar\u2019s lobbying strategies at the federal level and at the provincial level, with a critical focus on provincial strategies in British Columbia. Domtar, previously known as Paper Excellence, was headquartered in British Columbia at that time. Today, Domtar maintains corporate offices in Fort Mill, South Carolina; Richmond, British Columbia; and Montreal, Quebec.<\/p>\n\n<p>Crucially, the report provides a detailed <strong>financial breakdown of the significant public funding<\/strong> Domtar has received. Our findings culminate in asking difficult but essential questions about the future of forests in Canada. We raise important concerns about the impact and scale of Domtar\u2019s activities and whether the outcomes have truthfully served the goals it intended to advance by receiving this public funding.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Moving from Findings to Action:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>This work is not just about uncovering facts \u2014 it is about driving change. Based on the robust results of our investigation, Greenpeace Canada outlined <strong>specific, actionable recommendations<\/strong> for both federal and provincial governments. In the coming weeks, Greenpeace Canada will be sharing these recommendations directly with relevant Members of Parliament (MPs) and ministerial staff to call on our government to take action on the findings in our report to lead to policy reforms.<\/p>\n\n<p>This level of detailed, independent research \u2014 exposing complex financial and political networks to protect our environment \u2014 is only made possible because of our supporters who empower us to pursue truths that matter. <\/p>\n\n<p>We are grateful for the support we received from the Echo Foundation, which enabled us to conduct this investigative research and develop these reports.<\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What the Report Covers:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":69323,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"p4_og_title":"Report announcement: Investigative Research into Domtar\u2019s lobbying in Canada","p4_og_description":"This two-part investigative report focuses on Domtar\u2019s lobbying strategies at the federal level and at the provincial level, with a critical focus on provincial strategies in British Columbia. 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