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Fergus Watt steps down as Executive Director of WFM – Canada

Fergus Watt recently announced that he is stepping down as of July 1, after 35 years as Executive Director of the World Federalist Movement – Canada. In an email to...

Aligning Canada’s Korea Policy with Its Feminist Vision

Earlier this month, the Women, Peace and Security Network – Canada (WPSN-C) co-hosted, with Korea Peace Now!, Aligning Canada’s Korea Policy with Its Feminist Vision, a presentation and discussion to...

National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security: 2019/2020 Progress Report tabled in Parliament

In mid-June, the 2019/2020 progress report of the National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security was tabled in the House of Commons.Much delayed, the report covers the period of...

Human rights and climate change

WFM – Canada joined a growing number of civil society organizations calling for the Human Rights Council to create the post of a UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and...

Canada passes United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) legislation

Earlier this month, Parliament passed legislation that provides a framework for the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) in Canada. The legislation includes...

Coalition for the UN We Need hosts online “Global Town Hall”

Over 100 supporters of the Coalition for the UN We Need (C4UN) joined a Global Town Hall meeting June 22 to take stock of recent campaign developments and discuss the...

2021 World Peace Award

World Federalist Movement – Canada 2021 World Peace Award Honouring Gen. (Ret.) John de Chastelain, “for his commitment to peace in Northern Ireland” Wednesday, April 28, 2021, 6:30 pm EDT...

Peace Prospects in the Biden Era, Featuring Douglas Roche

Did you miss our event last week? Peace Prospects in the Biden Era was an online discussion held Thursday, April 1st, 2021, with Douglas Roche, former Senator and longtime Canadian...

Mondial Spring 2021: Better Climate Governance Matters!

pdf available by Christine Peringer As countries begin to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, the upcoming COP26 (Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change) taking...

Mondial Spring 2021: WFMC President Walter Dorn appears before Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs

pdf available In December 2020, WFMC President Walter Dorn appeared before the Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade to offer his insights on Bill S-2, Act to...

Mondial Spring 2021: Next Steps for Canada’s Feminist Foreign Policy

pdf available by Monique Cuillerier In the fall of 2020, Global Affairs Canada began a process to consolidate and build on the Government of Canada’s Feminist Foreign Policy, which included...

Mondial Spring 2021: Getting from Here to There

pdf available by Mike Nickerson Since 2006 The World Federalist Foundation has been a supporting partner of “The Sustainability Project,” led by Mike Nickerson. His book, “Life, Money and Illusion;...

Mondial Spring 2021: WFMC Honours Carol Greene

pdf available by Christine Jacobs On February 9, 2020 Carol Greene was honoured with the Hanna Newcombe Award. Named after prominent peace researcher Dr.Hanna Newcombe, the award recognizes an individual’s...

Mondial Spring 2021: Prospects for World Federalism

pdf available The following is drawn from remarks by WFM – Canada President Walter Dorn at the organization’s Annual Meeting, November 21, 2020. We are meeting in November, the month...

Mondial Spring 2021: The UNDP Human Development Report: Looking back to look ahead

pdf available by Fergus Watt Late last year the UN Development Programme released its 30th anniversary Human Development Report. First published in 1990, the annual report sought to enshrine a...

Mondial Spring 2021: Sir Brian Urquhart: A most worthwhile life in peace and war

pdf available by Peter Langille Sir Brian Urquhart who died January 2 2021, just weeks before his 102nd birthday, left much to remember as a thoughtful soldier, an exemplary international...