COMMERCE 4SA3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Disinformation, Corporate Crime, Kulturkampf

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Commerce
• Course: COMMERCE 4SA3
• Professor: Timothy Fung

Document Summary

Alcan is a canadian company that wants to mine on sacred land from the. Alcan is backed by a mumbai business (utkals) and local officials for the plan of expansion of their mine. Mine if for bauxite - 10% of the world"s resource is there. People are protesting (3 people have died) Alcan is like only 150 families will be impacted, they will hire 1 person from each family and provide health care. They say the ngos in india haven"t built anything for these people, the government hasn"t done enough to help them economically, they are providing over a 1000 jobs. The tribe is like we want our land, we don"t want your money, more money more problems. People who bought out have alcohol issues and 2-3 wives. They are called the "ugly canadians" - accused of invading ancestral lands to strip the soil and repatriate the profits to canada.