Category Archives: Munk School – UT

What happens to former Presidents of the University of Toronto?

Posted on December 6, 2013 by UT Librarians Blog

David Naylor joins the Board of Directors for the Canadian Barrick Gold Corp., founded by Peter Munk, see the CBC report http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/barrick-gold-s-peter-munk-to-step-down-in-2014-1.2450583  In recent years there has been considerable concern expressed by University of Toronto (UofT) faculty, librarians and students … Continue reading →

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Collaboration Between Donors and Institutes of Higher Learning and Research: “On What Terms?”

Posted on November 26, 2013 by UT Librarians Blog

CAUT has published a report, Open for Business: On What Terms? (November 2013) that has investigated the relationship between 12 collaborators and Canadian universities, the University of Toronto, being one of them (Munk School of Global Affairs and others). open-for-business-(nov-2013)

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Intellectual Freedom in Canada – CAUT Article on Barrick Gold (Peter Munk), Law Suit and UT Donor

Posted on October 19, 2011 by UT Librarians Blog

This month’s CAUT Bulletin has several articles of interest to the UT community, the one here is on the court’s verdict over the intimidation by the Barrick Gold Corporation against the author, who has been questioning the conduct of Peter … Continue reading →

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Globe & Mail Questions Peter Munk’s Activities in Barrick Gold and the Company’s Human Rights History

Posted on September 30, 2011 by UT Librarians Blog

The donor to the Munk Centre, at the University of Toronto, is being questioned in a lengthy article in the Globe & Mail concerning human rights, deaths related to mining activities and accidents, and the long-standing opposition by external agencies … Continue reading →

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Barrick Gold (Peter Munk, Chair and Founder) report in Today’s Globe and Mail “…deadly clash”

Posted on June 8, 2011 by UT Librarians Blog

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/africa-mideast/in-an-african-mine-the-lust-for-gold-sparks-a-deadly-clash/article2051111/ 

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Corporatization & Munk School

Posted on April 3, 2011 by UT Librarians Blog

University of Toronto student protests at Convocation Hall, see: http://toronto.mediacoop.ca/story/naylor-nailed-corporate-contamination/6814

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Does the Munk School belong to UofT?

Posted on March 29, 2011 by UT Librarians Blog

See recent varsity article on the Munk Schook and intellectual freedom concerns: http://thevarsity.ca/articles/45035

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