Canadian NGOs are back!

Canadian NGOs are back!

WSIC teamed up with the Toronto Branch of the Canadian International Council for our February event on the State of International Development.  With a new government in Ottawa and a more NGO friendly climate, WSIC and CIC looked at what’s next for Canadian NGOs.

Luke Stocking, the Central Ontario Animator for Development and Peace, Melissa Matlow, Legislative and Public Affairs Manager at World Animal Protection, and Nikki Whaites, Deputy Director of International Programs for War Child Canada joined the panel.

Luke Stocking started the evening by highlighting …

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Canada as an Arctic Nation

Canada as an Arctic Nation

On November 17th, WSIC hosted our final event for the 2014 calendar year. Our guest speaker for the evening was Professor Franklyn Griffiths, Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto, who led an engaging discussion on the topic of Canada’s Future as an Artic Nation.

With the Harper government emphasizing Canada’s sovereignty over areas in the Artic, the question we need to ask is what rights we have as a country over this region, and what impact the environment plays in enforcing these rights in the …

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Thoughts after hearing from Amnesty International

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 …

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