On July 16, WSIC welcomed guest-speakers Freddy Osorio and Shanaaz Gokool from Amnesty International.

As we all know, A.I. deals with human rights issues of many types, affecting people all over the world. This night, our subject was the impact of First World corporations on people in Third World countries. While the problems may be happening far away, these corporations are right next-door.

Victims of the Bhopal disaster at the Union Carbide plant in India are still awaiting their promised compensation while Canadian owned Barrick Gold is …

Over the past few years Amnesty International has started asking some hard questions about the impact that some business practices have on Human Rights. Are Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) standards enough to prevent Human Rights violations? Is business altruism enough to make the world a better place? Do you think Canadian corporate initiatives abroad should have the same responsibility as they do domestically? Can foreign private investment be part of the solution to the development conundrum?

Canadian businesses are expanding across the globe, causing many to …