Dirty Deeds in Foreign Lands

Many Canadians are vaguely aware of stories of mining companies or their subsidiaries being accused of gross misconduct, like hiring local thugs to rough up protesters or laying waste to the local environment.
Notable cases include the subsidiaries of Vancouver-based Mag Silver and Toronto-based HudBay Minerals, which activists say bear some responsibility for the murder of mining activists in Mexico and Guatemala respectively.
These are the kind of allegations that can tarnish an entire country, says Alex Neve, secretary general of Amnesty International Canada.
“It is very clear that this growing stain on Canada’s record right around the world is starting to have a real detriment for Canada’s reputation,” said Neve during a press conference Tuesday.
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/327706-dirty-deeds-in-foreign-lands/