This teach-in explores how the Canadian government protects Canadian foreign investors like mining companies in Latin America. It is an introduction to a pesky colonialist tool called "Investor-State Dispute Settlement" (ISDS), which poses serious obstacles to climate and environmental justice, Indigenous sovereignty, corporate accountability, and efforts to defend the public interest. As part of the Global Days of Action against ISDS taking place in cities and countries around the world, we will launch newly released case studies on Canada’s ISDS footprint in Latin America and join the global call for an ISDS-free world.
DETAILS:
October 14, 2026 from 2 - 4PM ET. Register here.
SPEAKERS:
- Lilian Guevara, Centro de Incidencia Ambiental de Panamá (CIAM) and Movimiento Panamá Vale Más Sin Minería (PANAMA)
- Carlos Andres Novillo, Cabildo por el Agua de Cuenca (ECUADOR)
- Derik Nahún Mazariegos Hernández, Colectivo Chiviricuarta (GUATEMALA)
- And others including Merle Davis from the Mining Injustice Solidarity Network and Jen Moore from the Institute for Policy Studies
Event sponsored by: Common Frontiers, Trade Justice Network, MiningWatch Canada, and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.