Candidates for the Mayoral race in Toronto debated at OISE at an event hosted by Habitat for Humanity.

Some more highlights of George Smitherman follow below.

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The Centre for Global Studies at Huron College hosted an event about a lawsuit against Copper Mesa, a Canadian mining company operating in Ecuador.  Marcia Ramírez, who along with Israel Pérez and Polivio Pérez, is one of the plaintiffs in the case, was on hand to discuss some of the issues her community is facing.

They also showed the film, Under Rich Earth.

Under Rich Earth Trailer from Marco Rafael on Vimeo.

Read more about the case on Slaw.

Jason MacLean, author of a couple chapters in a new book released by LexusNexis, Corporate Social Responsibility – A Legal Analysis, speaks to Omar Ha-Redeye for a podcast on Law is Cool.  He also writes for CSR Law, a new blog covering developments in corporate social responsibility law.

Part 1 addresses the precautionary principle as a competitive advantage for corporations.