Nationalism and Sovereignty
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Take Action: John Bolton and the International Criminal Court
World Federalist Movement – Canada · September 2018
Rebutting five objections as inaccurate, the call to action notes that the US security adviser has more authority than in his UN days, and asks Canadians to urge Chrystia Freeland to affirm support for the court.
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Summer Reading for World Federalists
World Federalist Movement – Canada · 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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European Federalism: objectives for the near future and collaboration with the WFM
World Federalist Movement – Canada · July 2018
National vetoes still hold the EU back from a fiscal union, a humane common asylum policy and a stronger defence. A constitutional convention could remove them, and European federalists should back a UN Parliamentary Assembly alongside world federalists.
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Our planet needs a strong government (December 2017)
World Federalist Movement – Canada · January 2018
Summits like the G20 and COP21 achieve little because they rest on the sovereign will of states with no enforcement. Only a UN turned into a true world government, with real power and armed forces, and no Security Council veto, can protect the planet.
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Will Canada avoid embarrassment at international peacekeeping meeting?
World Federalist Movement – Canada · November 2017
Canada hosts a peacekeeping pledging conference while failing to fulfill its own military commitments. The event highlights tensions between national obligations and global governance aspirations.
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Yemen: The current situation
World Federalist Movement – Canada · August 2017
Yemen faces famine and a cholera outbreak as aid efforts struggle. UN officials urge support for NGOs and a peace solution.
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Inter-community problem-solving for trust building: Subsidiarity in practice (June 2017)
World Federalist Movement – Canada · July 2017
Scott Cooper recalls helping a remote Northwest Territories community press for a high school that was eventually built, and argues that Canada needs non-partisan consultations, like a UN forum on Indigenous issues, to support such local problem-solvers.
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Canada’s dodgy commitment to the Convention on Cluster Munitions
World Federalist Movement – Canada · August 2016
Canada faces international criticism over its cluster munitions legislation. The World Federalist Movement urges reform to align with the CCM’s objectives.
