What next in nuclear weapons policy?
The latest issue of Mondial has two articles on current issues around nuclear weapons In Canada Shuns UN Nuclear Disarmament Initiative, Bill Pearce discusses Canada’s vote against a resolution in...
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Canada’s return to UN Peace Operations
Have you been reading the latest issue of Mondial? The cover story, Canada’s return to UN Peace Operations, is written by WFMC President Walter Dorn with WFMC Board Member Sylvain...
Remembering Warren Allmand
With much sadness, World Federalists across Canada mourn the death on December 7th of Warren Allmand. Warren served as National President of the World Federalist Movement – Canada (WFMC) from...
Mondial Updates (December 2016)
pdf available Nuclear weapons at the ICJ In April 2014 the Republic of the Marshall Islands filed an application with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against each of the...
Warren Allmand
With much sadness, World Federalists across Canada mourn the death December 7 of Warren Allmand. Mr. Allmand served as National President of the World Federalist Movement – Canada (WFMC) from...
ICC Update (December 2016)
Monique Cuillerier pdf available Over the length of its existence, there have been twenty-three cases in nine situations brought before the International Criminal Court. Preliminary examinations are currently being conducted...
Branch News (December 2016)
pdf available Montreal Bruce Broomhall is introduced by Montreal branch president Claire Adamson The Marie-Berthe Dion Issues Action Group of the Montreal Branch meets monthly for brief discussions on a...
World Social Forum and WFMC Annual Meeting of Members
pdf available The 2016 World Social Forum (WSF) took place August 9th to 14th in Montreal. More than 35 000 activists from around the world attended and around 1500 workshops...
The Globalization of Anti-Globalization
Simon Rosenblum pdf available Back in April 1999, I, on behalf of WFM-Canada, presented a brief to the Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee concerning the global governance of international trade. Looking...
Charting the UN’s Future
John E Trent pdf available Government of Stephen Harper either denigrated or ignored the United Nations. The Liberals under Justin Trudeau have said they would regain Canada’s place at the...
Canada Shuns UN Nuclear Disarmament Initiative
Bill Pearce pdf available On October 27, the UN General Assembly’s First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) passed a historic resolution, mandating the launch in 2017 of negotiations for a...
No New Nukes
Simon Rosenblum pdf available Welcome to the next nuclear arms race. Not all that long ago, there was some hope that the New START strategic weapons treaty of 2010 might...
Canada and the Women, Peace and Security Agenda: What Now?
pdf available In the Spring of 2016, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development began a study of Canada’s role in supporting the implementation of...
António Guterres: The Next UN Secretary-General
Monique Cuillerier pdf available Over the last couple of years, the 1 for 7 Billion campaign, with the support of organizations and individuals from all over the globe, has led...
Campaign for a UN Parliamentary Assembly
pdf available In Canada and internationally, the campaign for a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly (UNPA) continues to make steady progress. In Canada, the number of parliamentarians in the current parliament...
Sustainable Common Security
H Peter Langille pdf available Disintegration is spreading. Overlapping crises are accelerating. In many parts of the world people feel deep insecurity. In the search for solutions, idealism may be...