Digging Up the Dirt: How Canadian Foreign Aid Supports the Mining Industry
*WHO: *Jen Moore (Latin America Program Coordinator, Mining Watch Canada) and Stacey Gomez (Mining Injustice Solidarity Network). *WHAT:* A discussion of Canada’s changing foreign policy under the Harper government. Our speakers will touch on issues including: how Canadian foreign aid is explicitly being used as a tool to support and legitimize the Canadian mining industry, including in Latin America; how this shift in policy violates the principles that Canadian foreign aid is supposed to serve; how Canadian mining companies have had detrimental effects on impacted communities; and what the recent amalgamation of CIDA and DFAIT might mean for future development projects, especially as they relate to resource extraction. *WHERE: *OISE (252 Bloor St. W), Room 2214 *WHEN:* Tuesday April 23rd, 2013 @ 6:30PM For more info, and to RSVP, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/636798659679607/<http://solidarityresponse.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d015a98e627cd64ec47d63481&id=527e434cf7&e=5b9ed44537>
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