Apply Canadian law: Which governance position is most defensible?

OECD principles are voluntary contextual guidance; they supplement, rather than replace, Canadian law and internal governance controls.

The question

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1. Use OECD principles to guide stewardship decisions.

   The OECD principles can guide stewardship, but this response does not preserve Canadian legal obligations or the need for documented internal controls.
2. Apply Canadian law, contextual OECD guidance, and internal controls. ✓

   Canadian legal obligations remain binding; OECD principles provide contextual voluntary guidance; internal controls address evidence, accountability, and operational decisions.
3. Apply Canadian law and make OECD principles a universal approval gate.

   Canadian law applies, but OECD principles do not create a universal product-approval mechanism and cannot be converted into one by internal policy without a stated organizational basis.
4. Apply Canadian law as the baseline.

   Canadian law remains the baseline, but this response omits the voluntary OECD guidance and internal controls needed to address responsible stewardship and incomplete evidence.

How to remember it

OECD principles are voluntary contextual guidance; they supplement, rather than replace, Canadian law and internal governance controls.

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