Profiting From Repression: Canadian Firms in Colombia Protected by Military Death Squads

By Asad Ismi Since 1990, 35,000 Colombians have been killed in a horrific escalation of political violence. An average of ten political assassinations are reported every day. Colombia’s state security forces and their paramilitary allies have been responsible for the vast majority of these killings. Many paramilitary death squads have been created by the Colombian […]

The Top Ten Agents of the Corporate Agenda in Canada

By Asad Ismi 1. The Alliance of Manufacturers and Exporters of Canada (AMEC) The Canadian Manufacturers’ Association merged last year with the Canadian Exporters’ Association to form this Alliance. AMEC now represents some 3,000 manufacturers, service companies and exporters. President Stephen Van Houten acts as their main spokesperson, with the aid of a $6.5 million […]