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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UN2020: Two steps forward …
July 2019
A consensus resolution already fixes a Leaders Summit on 21 September 2020, a youth plenary and an outcome document for the UN’s 75th, and Secretary-General Guterres is staking the anniversary on repairing multilateralism.
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TakeAction: Building international justice
July 2019
The International Criminal Court prosecutes war crimes in the DRC. Canada should ratify the Kampala amendments on the crime of aggression.
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Canada and peacekeeping update
July 2019
Canada’s Mali mission ends 31 July 2019 even though the UN Department of Peace Operations asked for its air task force to stay on; the update also explains why Canadian and UN personnel counts differ.
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Canada can do more to support the Rohingya
June 2019
Beyond an envoy and close to $100 million in aid, Canada can bring Myanmar before the International Court of Justice, as a cross-party group of parliamentarians has asked its foreign minister to do.
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“Modalities” … and how political process shapes outcomes
May 2019
The UN commemorates its 75th anniversary with a leaders summit on multilateralism. Civil society pushes for reform while China and Russia advocate reaffirmation of the Charter.
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UN Security Council Resolution 2467 on sexual violence in conflict
April 2019
Language on sexual and reproductive health, proposed by Germany, was dropped to avoid a US veto, which WFM–C says seriously undermines the ninth resolution under the women, peace and security agenda.
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The United States vs the International Criminal Court
April 2019
Visa denials and threatened sanctions against ICC investigators of Afghanistan drew swift rebukes. WFM says they shield US nationals from accountability, while Canada and the EU restated their support for the Court.
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The 2019 CIVICUS State of Civil Society Report
April 2019
The 2019 CIVICUS State of Civil Society Report highlights the crisis of global compassion and the power of collective action. It calls for a better form of multilateralism and international democratic reform.
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Canada’s Human Rights Commitments
April 2019
Senator Marilou McPhedran joined a December 2018 webinar on Canada’s human rights commitments and the project that documents them, now available to watch online, and readers can sign up for email updates when it changes.
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Canada and MINUSMA
April 2019
Walter Dorn says a one-year stint is shorter than most and calls Canada’s exit from Mali “dumb pledging” rather than the “smart pledge” promised in 2018; Fergus Watt finds Freeland’s explanation unconvincing.
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An update on Canada’s UN peacekeeping commitments
February 2019
Canada’s UN peacekeeping mission in Mali faces a three-month gap before Romania deploys. The World Federalist Movement - Canada advocates for extending the mission until September 15.
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Update on Canada, Mali, and UN Peacekeeping
January 2019
Canada’s peacekeeping role is shrinking: police numbers hit a thirteen-year low, Walter Dorn says, while the government promises weekly air support for UN missions in Africa without a date.
