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Canadians need a robust framework to protect whistleblowers

Post Date October 25, 2013

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On Monday, 21 October, WSIC audience members participated in a powerful debate on information privacy in Canada and discussed the level of protection to be afforded to whistleblowers that expose information to the public. WSIC was proud to host Stephen McCammon, counsel to the Ontario Privacy and Information Commissioner, David W. Hutton, Executive Director of FAIR (Federal Accountability Initiative for Reform), and Joanna Gualtieri, the founder of FAIR and a whistleblower who suffered years of harassment as a result of exposing waste of public funds …

Understanding is the first step – Blog post by Terri

Post Date July 26, 2013

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Category Cities, Civic Engagement

On Monday night, WSIC hosted a discussion about Aboriginal Justice at the Duke of York pub. As the event organizer, I admit I was a little apprehensive since this is the first time we’ve come under vitriolic attack for our topic choices. A twitter user labeled us as “racist” for suggesting that aboriginal justice should not be the same kind of justice faced by everyone. Treating a subgroup of people differently was in and of itself racist.

This notion hit me hard and I was very …

Charter Rights – Blog post by Chris E

Post Date September 21, 2012

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Category Civic Engagement, Foreign Affairs, Uncategorized

Monday night’s WSIC crowd was smaller than normal, but it was a vocal one. That’s to be expected when your subject is Omar Khadr.

WSIC doesn’t take sides, but our speakers always do. They argue their cases based on experience and expertise. But in doing so, they also present facts and clear up misconceptions: helping you to make your own decision, even if you disagree.

Our first speaker, Dr. Barbara Falk, used most of her opening remarks to restate the details of the case itself—so lost have …

Thoughts after hearing from Amnesty International

Post Date July 23, 2012

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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 …

Canadians need a robust framework to protect whistleblowers

Understanding is the first step – Blog post by Terri

Charter Rights – Blog post by Chris E

Thoughts after hearing from Amnesty International

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