WEBINAR: “NATO and Women, Peace & Security” on Friday, April 24 at 12pm ET

Join our members on this online panel, “NATO and WPS,” to discuss the critical feminist connections and contradictions between Women, Peace & Security (WPS) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Date: April 24, 2026Time: 12:00-2:00 PM Eastern. The event will be moderated by Dr. Sandra Biskupski-Mujanovic. The other speakers are: Margaret Kimberley (Black Agenda […]

WILPF calls for cuts to military spending in solidarity with Global Campaign

WILPF Canada joins the Global Campaign Against Military Spending led by the International Peace Bureau. War is spreading like wildfire as the climate crisis and biodiversity loss accelerates. In response, many governments including Canada are making things worse by drastically increasing military spending and re-arming rather than pursuing peace, disarmament, and international cooperation for sustainable […]

WILPF Condemns the U.S. Government’s Threat of Genocide Against Iran

We support WILPF International’s condemnation of the U.S. Government’s threat of genocide against Iran. Reaching Critical Will (RCW), WILPF’s disarmament programme, has prepared this important statement. It responds to alarming recent rhetoric and escalating tensions, highlighting the grave risks posed by threats of war crimes, genocide, and the potential use of nuclear weapons. Grounded in […]

Golden Dome is a massive mis­take

TAMARA LORINCZ 26 May 2025 In a recent press con­fer­ence, Prime Min­is­ter Mark Car­ney con­firmed Canada is eval­u­at­ing its par­ti­cip­a­tion in the Trump admin­is­tra­tion’s Golden Dome pro­gram. U.S. Pres­id­ent Don­ald Trump announced a next­gen­er­a­tion mis­sile defence shield for a cost of $175 bil­lion and named a U.S. Space Force Gen­eral to lead it. The Golden […]

Put Canada on a Path to Peace

Why we need to DEMILITARIZE DECARBONIZE DECOLONIZE Military Spending is Increasing While Poverty and Climate Change Worsens According to the Budget 2024, the federal government will increase funding for the Department of National Defence from $33 billion in 2024 to $49.5 billion by 2030. That’s a 35% increase over the next five years! In addition, […]

Re: Canada’s Feminist Foreign Policies & Practices

This letter was sent on behalf of WILPF Canada on March 27 to Prime Minister Trudeau, Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland, Minister of International Development and Minister for Women and Gender Equality Maryam Monsef, Minister of National Defence Harjit Singh Sajjan, and MP Joyce Murray. Re: Canada’s Feminist Foreign Policies & Practices On behalf […]

At What Cost?: Women Redefine Security

TAKE OUR SURVEY: Join the conversation and add your voice! Please participate before October 1st, in view of the pending federal election. Thank you! Every year in Canada, vast resources are expended in the name of military security while social programs like an affordable housing strategy and affordable daycare are either under-funded or not funded […]