Women, peace and security updates
1) Roundtable on 1325 National Action Plans: Lessons from the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden National Action Plans (NAPs) can be key tools in the implementation of the Women, Peace and...
News
A ban on nuclear weapons
Member organizations (including WFM – Canada) of the Canadian Network to Abolish Nuclear Weapons met October 24 and 25 in Ottawa. Many participants had just returned from the United Nations...
The Next UN Secretary-General
Earlier this month, Antonio Guterres was elected as the next Secretary-General of the United Nations, beginning January 1st, 2017. In a statement after it became clear that Guterres woudl be...
International Criminal Court navigates stormy waters
WFM – Canada has organized a consultation (October 31) for Canadian civil society representatives and Government of Canada officials, ahead of the 2016 meeting of the ICC Assembly of States...
Has your MP endorsed the Appeal for a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly?
Globalization, information technologies and the need for improvements to global governance across a range of issues have made the system of international organizations based on sovereign nation-states outdated. How can...
Women's Inclusion in Peace Processes
On Tuesday, September 20th, the Women, Peace and Security Network – Canada (WPSN-C) hosted a brown-bag lunch discussion with Dr. Thania Paffenholz, director of the Inclusive Peace and Transition Initiative...
Senate continues study related to Defence Policy Review
This week, the Senate Standing Committee on National Security and Defence continued their study of issues related to the government’s Defence Policy Review that they began in the spring. On...
1325 National Action Plans on Women, Peace and Security: Lessons from the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden
On September 13th, a roundtable on the lessons learned from National Action Plans on Women, Peace and Security by the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden was held at the residence of...
Canada disappoints on Cluster Munitions
WFM – Canada had engaged officials ahead of the September 5-7 meeting of the states parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) in order to encourage the government to...
Toronto Meeting: Talk by Walter Dorn and Formation of a Toronto WFMC Chapter
This Sunday, September 25th, there will be a meeting in Toronto. At 2pm, there will be a public talk on “Global Governance: Nukes, Wars, and Climate Change” by Dr. Walter...
Canada at the UN
Canada’s participation at the opening of a new session of the UN General Assembly was noticeably different this year than under the previous government. Prime Minister Trudeau was accompanied by...
Canada's adoption and implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
On August 11th, the WFMC 2016 World Peace Award was presented to Senator Murray Sinclair, former chairperson of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada as part of a program...
Campaign for a Latin American Criminal Court for Transnational Organized Crime (COPLA)
At the World Social Forum, WFM-Canada and Democracia Global Argentina introduced the Campaign for the establishment of a Latin American and Caribbean Criminal Court Against Transnational Organized Crime. The campaign...
Canada’s dodgy commitment to the Convention on Cluster Munitions
The Sixth Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) will take place in Geneva, Switzerland from 5 to 7 September 2016. Will Canada’s new government take...
Walter Dorn elected President
At the 2016 Annual Meeting of the World Federalist Movement – Canada, Prof. Walter Dorn was elected President of the organization. He succeeds Hon. Warren Allmand, who had served as...
Canada's involvement with UN peace operations
August 9th was National Peacekeepers Day in Canada and WFMC marked the day with a press release and the update of our annual Canada and UN Peacekeeping Fact Sheet. The...
Toronto World Federalists
World Federation Through the Gradual Accession of Willing States
World Federation Through The Gradual Accession of Willing StatesSummary of a presentation by Alec Neilly, Board of Directors of the Young World Federalists, to the Toronto Branch of the World...
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...
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...
Reforming International Economic Institutions, For a More Prosperous, Just And Sustainable World Economic Order
Responding to the financial distress of the Great Depression and World War II, nations came together in 1944 at a conference in Bretton Woods, USA, to create an international monetary...
Blog posts
Empowering Youth through Policy and Advocacy: WFM-Canada's Youth Engagement Strategy
For the past three years WFM-Canada has been committed to expanding our youth engagement programs. We've strategically partnered with key organizations and educational institutions in the community and beyond to highlight the...
Who Will Represent the WFM-Canada at the Ventotene International Seminar?
The 2024 World Federalist Conference hosted the Model United Nations Parliamentary Assembly (UNPA), a key event uniting young leaders and world federalists for an engaging simulation mirroring a global parliament's operations. This...
Global Democracy for a Just Global Economy | Event Summary
This particular event series, hosted by WFM-Canada's Toronto Branch, delves into thought-provoking discussions about democracy's trajectory and its global implications. The Toronto Branch's resident economist Peter Venton, kicked off the session by...
Mondial Spring 2024: Call for Submissions Now Open!
WFM-Canada is delighted to invite contributions for the Summer 2024 issue of Mondial, our biannual publication executed in partnership with Citizens for Global Solutions. We're looking for insightful pieces that resonate...