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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Mondial Winter 2023: Letter From the Editorial Board
December 2023
Mondial marks the 75th anniversaries of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Genocide Convention. The journal advocates for democratic world federation as a framework for global peace and justice.
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Opinion: Canada is letting other nations do the heavy lifting on peacekeeping
September 2023
Thirty years after Medak Pocket, Walter Dorn finds Canada’s forces risk-averse in UN missions, leaving the United Kingdom, Germany, Sweden, Portugal and many developing countries to protect civilians.
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The Worrying Erosion of the Nuclear Taboo: A World Federalist Perspective
August 2023
Shifts in nuclear doctrine since Mutual Assured Destruction, plus Russian threats over Ukraine, are normalising talk of use, and WFM – Canada says disarmament needs a federal system that enforces collective responsibility.
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Kashmir’s Fight for Self-Determination and Azadi Continues
July 2023
Kashmiris have sought self-determination for decades, yet India and Pakistan have turned it into a territorial quarrel while the world looks away. India’s 2019 revocation of Article 370 deepened the repression, and the G20 should press for the UN-recommended plebiscite.
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Cluster Munitions and the Ukraine Conflict: Weighing Humanitarian Implications
July 2023
Weapons that scatter unexploded ordnance endanger civilians long after fighting stops, which is why the US decision to supply them to Ukraine has raised hard questions for allies bound by the Convention on Cluster Munitions.
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Seven ways to tackles inflation without raising interest rates
April 2023
Raising interest rates is the wrong cure for an inflation driven by supply shocks and corporate profiteering. Taxing the richest and windfall profits, building affordable housing, cutting oil dependence and raising wages would ease prices without punishing ordinary households.
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World Federation Through the Gradual Accession of Willing States
February 2023
Alec Neilly would begin with non-aligned countries and a few wealthy states that favour redistribution, require even non-democratic members to send elected representatives, and apportion seats by population.
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Will Canada Champion Global Democracy?
February 2023
Canada should champion a UN Parliamentary Assembly. The Campaign for a UN Parliamentary Assembly has deep Canadian roots.
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Toward a “UN Spring”
February 2023
Vivian Davidson notes that the five permanent members account for 71% of world military spending and 66% of arms sales, and says a resolution mailed to all 193 UN ambassadors asks them to return the Council’s power to the General Assembly.
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Time for a UN Spring
February 2023
The World Federalist Movement - Canada proposes rescinding UN Security Council powers. A resolution passed at its AGM calls for the General Assembly to assume peace and security responsibilities.
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The Solution is a Global Vision
February 2023
The World Federalist Movement - Canada calls for a world government to end global regression. The article highlights the need for a post-UN structure to address nuclear re-armament and corporate control.
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The General Assembly Jurisdiction to Recommend the Use of Force
February 2023
A Security Council veto does not exhaust the UN’s options. Under the Charter and World Court opinions, the General Assembly can recommend sanctions or even force, though it cannot compel members, and it has set up forces before, as at Suez.
