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Pitching UNEPS

WFM – Canada Executive Director Fergus Watt provided a presentation on the proposed UN Emergency Peace Service (UNEPS) at a forum in New York on “The UN Security Council –...

Call to Action on Nuclear Weapons

A meeting in May of members of the Canadian Network to Abolish Nuclear Weapons resulted in a widely circulated “Call to Action” that outlined measures that the new Government of...

1 for 7 Billion Update

Earlier in June, the UN General Assembly held a second round of hearings, as they considered two new candidates: Miroslav Lajčák, the Foreign Minister of Slovakia, and Susana Malcorra, the...

WFMC Annual General Meeting and the World Social Forum

The World Federalist Movement – Canada will be participating in the World Social Forum, which runs from August 9 to 14. The WSF is expected to attract over 50,000 participants,...

International Criminal Court Update

On June 21st, the ICC sentenced Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo to 18 years of imprisonment. He had been found guilty in March as a military commander responsible for crimes against humanity...

Defence and Aid Policy Reviews

Amongst the various consultations and policy reviews that the federal government is currently undertaking, are a defence policy review and an international assistance review. Defence Policy Review The defence policy...

Canada needs to do more to support UN Peacekeeping

The new Liberal government has indicated that Canada intends to dedicate more resources and personnel to United Nations Peacekeeping. But will they? So far, Canada’s interest in UN peace operations...

MEDIA ADVISORY: The Search for the Next UN Secretary-General

6 June 2016 MEDIA ADVISORY Tomorrow, June 7th, the United Nations General Assembly will hold a second round of “informal dialogues” with the two latest candidates in the running to...

Pan-African Parliament calls for UN Parliamentary Assembly

WFM – Canada is an active member of the international Campaign to Establish a Parliamentary Assembly at the United Nations. Earlier this month the plenary of the Pan-African Parliament adopted...

Defence and Aid Policy Reviews

Amongst the various consultations and policy reviews that the federal government is currently undertaking, are a defence policy review and an international assistance review. Individuals can participate in the defence...

WFMC AGM and events at the World Social Forum

The World Federalist Movement – Canada 2016 Annual Meeting takes place in Montreal, at the time of the World Social Forum, August 9 to 14. The WFMC World Peace Award...

Canada needs to do more to support UN Peacekeeping

The new Liberal government has indicated that Canada intends to dedicate more resources and personnel to United Nations Peacekeeping. But will they? So far, Canada’s interest in UN peace operations...

Celebrating May 29, International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers: Canada’s support for UN peace operations: Still Missing in Action!

Canada’s rank among contributors to United Nations Peace Operations reached a record low in March 2016. The UN ranked Canada 74, with only 76 personnel (49 police and 27 military)...

Montreal Event, May 18 2016: Marie-Berthe Dion Issues Action Group

Montreal Marie-Berthe Dion Issues Action Group meets regularly to write letters Third Wednesday of each month 10:30-12:30 & 6 – 8 pm Location: Unitarian Church of Montreal, 5035 boulevard de...

Victoria Event, May 27 2016: Monthly Lecture & Discussion

Victoria Monthly Lecture & Discussion Series Last Friday of each month Location: St John the Divine Anglican Church, on Quadra

Open Letter to Prime Minister Trudeau on the Saudi Arabian arms deal authorization

WFMC recently signed a letter, organized by the Group of 78 and signed by a number of other non-governmental organizations, to “express our profound concerns about the issuance of export...

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...

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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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