The World Peace Award: The Canadians Who Shaped Its Legacy
The following blog article is the second of a 3-part series about WFM-C's 2026 World Peace Award. The World Peace Award: The Canadians Who Shaped Its Legacy Since 1972, the...
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The World Peace Award: A Legacy of Peace Since 1972
The following blog article is the first of a 3-part series about WFM-C's 2026 World Peace Award. For more than half a century, the World Peace Award has recognized Canadians...
Toronto Branch AMM
Dear World Federalist in the Toronto Region, This is a reminder for you to support the Toronto Branch by attending our Annual Meeting on Sunday Sept 13th at 2PM. The Zoom...
What World Day Against Trafficking in Persons Should Mean to Canadians
Unfortunately, Canada is not immune to human trafficking. In fact, it continues to affect people across the country, particularly women and girls (Stats Can). Indigenous women, girls and Two-Spirit people...
Ukraine's Military Shake Up
Lasting peace cannot be achieved through military decisions alone. It also requires sustained diplomacy, respect for international law, and meaningful cooperation between states. As the conflict continues, civilians remain at...
Europe's Wildfires Show That Climate Change Is Also a Security Challenge
While wildfires are often viewed as environmental disasters, their impacts extend far beyond the forests they consume. They place an enormous amount of pressure on emergency services, they threaten food...
Mondial Publication
WFM-Canada Endorses Joint Statement Calling for Progress on a Crimes Against Humanity Treaty
WFM-Canada is proud to join civil society organizations and individuals worldwide in endorsing the Joint Statement in Support of Progress toward a Crimes Against Humanity Treaty. This critical initiative comes at...
Book Recommendation | Keep Hope Alive: Essays for a War-Free World
Hon. Douglas Roche’s latest book, Keep Hope Alive is a call to action in a turbulent world. As a former diplomat, senator, and a tireless advocate for peace and disarmament,...
Book Recommendation | The Idealist: Wendell Willkie’s Wartime Quest to Build One World
Wendell Willkie – successful lawyer and businessman, as well as a defeated candidate for U.S. President on the Republican Party ticket in 1940 – is a largely forgotten figure today....
The Progressing Proposal for An International Anti-Corruption Court
Grand corruption – the abuse of public office for private gain by a nation’s leaders (kleptocrats) – is not a victimless crime. It is a major barrier to meeting the...
Challenges to Illegal Vetoes: WFM-Canada’s Call for Justice Through International Law
The veto power of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is arguably among the most contentious aspects of the UN system, reflecting a power dynamic in place at the Charter’s...
The Forgotten Crime: Forging a Convention for Crimes Against Humanity in 2024
The international legal order is awash with treaty mechanisms – for terrorism, corruption, and even cutting submarine cables – that offer “horizontal systems” for addressing crime. Shockingly, no equivalent system...
Trials, Tribunals, & Tribulations: Reflections on the 125th Anniversary of the First Hague Peace Conference
One-hundred and twenty-five years ago, the 1899 Hague Peace Conference gave the world the first formal statement of the laws of war and war crimes, in the modern sense. This...
Ensuring UN Resilience through a Special Envoy for Future Generations
The UN Secretary-General’s (SG’s) proposal to establish a Special Envoy for Future Generations is gaining traction, including in preparations for the UN Summit of the Future (SOTF). The proposal is...
The Pact for the Future: Steps Toward a Modernized United Nation
Can the United Nations (UN) adapt to the challenges of the 21st century? On September 22-23, 2024, the UN will convene the Summit of the Future in New York to...
Humanity is an Idea
Homo sapiens is a fact of naturebut humanity is an idea borne by our nature.If one says “I am a human,”one speaks of a natural coincidence.If one says “I am...
Mondial Summer 2024 - Letter from the Editorial Board
Dear reader, The future is upon us. As the days of summer wax, the horizon-line seems to elongate and it is tempting to see the arc of history – especially...
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