News

Carol Greene honoured

Carol Greene is the recipient of the 2020 WFM – Canada Hanna Newcombe Award. Carol was honoured at the Post-holiday luncheon, held February 9 at the Montreal Museum of Fine...

PyeongChang Peace Forum

On 9-11 February, more than 1000 participants from 40 countries gathered in South Korea for the PyeongChang Peace Forum (PPF). This meeting followed the inaugural PyeongChang Global Peace Forum in...

International Criminal Court Updates (February 2020)

AfghanistanOn March 5th, the ICC’s Appeals Chamber will deliver the judgment in the appeal of the Prosecutor against a Pre-Trial Chamber’s unanimous rejection of the Prosecutor’s request to proceed with...

Canada should reaffirm support for Landmines Treaty

The U.S. Trump administration’s determined efforts to erode support for international institutions and the rule of law has been widely reported. Earlier this month the President cancelled the Obama Administration’s...

Watch John Daniele and Fergus Watt on World Federalism

Earlier this month, peace researcher Metta Spencer spoke with WFMC Executive Director Fergus Watt and John Daniele, president of WFMC’s Toronto Branch, as part of her weekly panel series Talk...

WFMC News for January 2020: International Court of Justice ruling on the Rohingya crisis

On Thursday, January 23rd, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued their ruling on the case submitted to them in November by the Gambia against the government of Myanmar for...

WFMC News for January 2020: UN2020 campaign update

The UN2020 campaign is dedicated to using the 75th anniversary of the United Nations in 2020 as an opportunity to take stock and strengthen the UN system in partnership with...

WFMC News for January 2020: Montreal Branch annual luncheon

The Montreal Branch will hold their annual post-holiday luncheon on Sunday, February 9th, 2020 at 1pm at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, 1380 Sherbrooke W. In addition to the...

TakeAction for January 2020: Building global governance (and the United Nations!)

2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the United Nations. UN2020 strategy meeting, New York, November 2019 The UN2020 Initiative is a civil society partnership dedicated to using the 75th anniversary...

The Other Threat to Our Species

pdf available by Bill Pearce While we are reminded daily of the challenges humanity faces coming to terms with global warming, we seem to have lost sight of the other...

Canada and UN Peacekeeping Update

pdf available In both the Liberal platform during the recent federal election and in the more recent speech from the throne, the current government committed rather vaguely to “renew Canada’s...

UN2020: Get Involved Now!

pdf available by Nancy Dunlavy An update on UN2020 and the United Nations’ UN75 campaign appears on page 12 of this Mondial issue. So … how can individuals, WFMC branches,...

Branch News

pdf available Ottawa A small group is working to reconstitute the Ottawa branch. If you are interested in helping to plan or participate in occasional meetings, please contact the National...

Women, peace and security update: Appointment of an Ambassador for Women, Peace and Security

pdf available by Monique Cuillerier In June 2019, the federal government appointed Jacqueline O’Neill as Canada’s first Ambassador for Women, Peace and Security. Liberal Member of Parliament Borys Wrzesnewskyj had...

After the Canadian Federal Election: What next for foreign policy?

pdf available by Monique Cuillerier Now that the Canadian federal election is over and a minority Liberal government is in place, what can we expect to happen next in Canadian...

70th Anniversary of the Geneva Conventions

pdf available by René Wadlow August 12, 2019 marked the 70th anniversary of the signing of the Geneva Conventions. The 1949 Geneva Conventions, and the 1977 Protocols Additional are central...

Greening the World Economy For A Sustainable Future

Themes in Seth Klein’s Presentation and Discussion with The Toronto Branch of the World Federalist Movement of Canada on April 12th, 2022. Based on his recent book A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for...

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Global Climate Accountability

Summary of Elizabeth May’s Zoom Presentation to the World Federalist Movement Canada, Toronto Branch on May 18, 2021. Her presentation was about a tale of two treaties. The first was...

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