A Note from McGillLeaks

We are McGillLeaks. From sources whose anonymity will be protected, we have received hundreds of University documents, many marked confidential or strictly confidential, pertaining to McGill’s corporate fundraising efforts. Over the coming three weeks, beginning today, we will release these documents to the public. The documents contain strategy briefs, lists of individual and corporate targets, donor profiles, travel information, memoranda, and more. We have verified the authenticity of the documents, and their content has not been altered in any way.

Our intentions in releasing these documents include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Providing a clear account of a corporate university’s inner workings, including how the university goes about acquiring capital and expanding its reputation. We are cognizant of the fact that the methods used by McGill are similar to those of many other ‘public research universities,’ and thus are relevant not only to those with an interest in McGill.
  • Supplying accurate information on the university’s relationship with the private sector. While not exhaustive in any sense, the documents are primary source material on the university’s role within the competitive market, and how it conceives of that role.
  • Creating transparency within the university. The wide dissemination of this information removes certain impediments to understanding an institution and the broader systems with which it interacts.

This first release focuses on the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and defense industries. Additionally, as will be the case in each release, various other corporate and individual profiles are included.

Finally, we do not see the leak and the new level of transparency it produces as ends in themselves. These documents are only as important as your pursuant critical analysis and initiative.

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