Diane Francis at the Financial Post argues that Investment Canada must put investments by Chinese companies on hold "until a three-year-old case involving worker deaths, abuses and legal stonewalling is resolved in Alberta."

China must play by Canada's rules

And here's the April 2007 story she refers to. Hongliang Li & Genbao Ge were killed when the roof structure of a metal holding tank collapsed. Four other Chinese migrant workers were seriously injured.

Sinopec is the Chinese company blocking resolution of the negligence case.  Hmmm, Sinopec don't seem to be hurting for cashflow...