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David Naylor, U of T’s president from 2005 to 2013, was recently nominated to the board of directors at Barrick Gold. Barrick Gold, a Toronto-based global gold mining corporation, has faced accusations of poor community relations, poor environmental practices, displacement of communities, erosion of agriculture, poor compensation of workers, and worker deaths. Many worry that Naylor’s appointment will further associate U of T with a company that has been accused of completely disragarding many of our community’s most fundamental values.

Read more at: http://thevarsity.ca/2014/02/03/former-u-of-t-president-joins-corporate-board/