World Federalist Movement – Canada
World Federalist Movement – Canada is a not-for-profit organisation that does research, education and advocacy on global governance, guided by the principles of democratic federalism. It is the Canadian member of the World Federalist Movement, has branches in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Victoria, and co-publishes Mondial with Citizens for Global Solutions.
Adapted from wfmcanada.org.
Articles
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Update: UN Parliamentary Assembly Campaign
July 2018
The European Parliament endorses a UN Parliamentary Assembly to enhance global governance. Ireland expresses openness to UNPA reforms for better UN effectiveness.
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Update: Peacekeeping and Canada
July 2018
Canada re-engages in UN peacekeeping with a new aviation task force in Mali. The deployment marks progress but raises questions about long-term commitment and efficiency.
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The UN’s Global Compact for Migration: An interview with Louise Arbour
July 2018
UN migration envoy Louise Arbour says the non-binding Global Compact for Migration reflects wide agreement that migration has an overwhelmingly positive impact, and compares its path to the Rio-to-Paris climate process.
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UN2020 update: Toward a 75th anniversary of UN renewal and reform
July 2018
The UN2020 Summit aims to renew multilateralism through a General Assembly-led process. A 2020 summit could address current crises in global governance and strengthen the UN’s role.
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The UN debates R2P – to what end?
July 2018
Atrocity prevention returned to formal General Assembly debate after nine years. Despite wider acceptance of the principle, the Secretary-General admitted the world still fails to prevent atrocities, and the doctrine is languishing.
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Tribute to Edith Fowke
July 2018
Edith Fowke, folklorist and activist, contributed to the World Federalist Movement - Canada. Her work bridged cultural preservation and political engagement.
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TakeAction for July 2018: Building international justice
July 2018
Canadian world federalists ask supporters to email Foreign Minister Freeland and join a 19 July webinar so that Canada, an early champion of the Court, comes under its new jurisdiction over the crime of aggression.
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Summer Reading for World Federalists
July 2018
Six new books on global governance are recommended, from a world parliament and UN sanctions to Tom Weiss on a world without the UN and Ronan Farrow on the militarization of US foreign policy.
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The Rome Statute at 20
July 2018
A year of events marking twenty years since the Rome Statute opened in The Hague with a call for diagnosis, not self-congratulation. The Coalition for the International Criminal Court urged governments and civil society to strengthen support for the Court.
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The Rae Rohingya Report: R2P Missing in Inaction
July 2018
A report on the Rohingya crisis for the Canadian government is sound on welcome and justice but silent on the Responsibility to Protect. The world watched ethnic cleansing, and a safe haven on the Myanmar-Bangladesh border deserves serious discussion.
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Practical Ideas for UN Reform
July 2018
Fairer funding, a revived Responsibility to Protect, a more representative Security Council, weighted voting and a standing peace service would renew the UN. Getting there takes a public movement, and the 75th anniversary in 2020 is a chance.
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Human rights violations in Libya and the International Criminal Court
July 2018
Libya’s migrant crisis highlights systemic human rights abuses. The ICC’s jurisdiction over crimes against humanity underscores global governance failures.
