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Ottawa panel assesses Justin Trudeau foreign policy

October 16, 2019

How feminist is Canada’s foreign policy? Find out how Canada went from nuclear disarmament stalwart to nuclear weapons apologist. And is Canada really back?

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It’s time for a Women, Peace and Security Ambassador for Canada

September 17, 2018

In the lead up to the UN International Day of Peace on 21 September, it is timely to consider a Private Member’s Motion  now before Parliament, that might just gain enough traction for the Justin Trudeau government to take note. Introduced in February 2018 by MP Borys Wrzesnewskyj, the key paragraph of Motion 163 reads:  [R]eaffirm Canada’s commitment to build […]

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New publication on Canada and UN peacekeeping

November 16, 2017

With the United Nations Peacekeeping Defence Ministerial conference having taken place in Vancouver earlier this week, the World Federalist Movement Canada has released the 2017 edition of “The United Nations and Canada: What Canada has done and should be doing for UN peace operations”, a collection of ten articles by civil society experts on the state of Canada’s involvement with international […]

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RI President to speak at Group of 78 conference: Getting to Nuclear Zero

July 10, 2017

On Saturday, September 23rd Ambassador (ret’d) Peggy Mason, President of the Rideau Institute, will speak on Panel 4 of the Group of 78’s annual policy conference: Getting to Nuclear Zero.  This panel entitled, Canadian Leadership for Common Security, will advance ideas for action by Canada.  Keynote speaker Tariq Rauf, an Advisor at the Office of the […]

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