WILPF Canada has added our name to Migrant Rights Network call for the federal government to withdraw Bill C-2. From their website: We, the undersigned 174 organizations, urgently call on the federal government to withdraw Bill C-2. We are deeply concerned that Bill C-2: Together, these measures give sweeping powers to current and future governments to […]

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 […]

WILPF Canada members share these BOOK recommendations: Feminism Against ProgressMary HarringtonSwift Press, 2023 In Feminism Against Progress, Mary Harrington argues that the industrial-era faith in progress is turning against all but a tiny elite of women. Women’s liberation was less the result of human moral progress than an effect of the material consequences of the […]

WILPF Canada has added our name to Climate Action Network Canada’s welcome letter to newly-elected Prime Minister Mark Carney: April 29th, 2025 Le français suit Dear Prime Minister Carney, On behalf of Climate Action Network Canada, I congratulate you on your election as MP for Nepean and Prime Minister of Canada. As you said many […]

On 28 April 2025, WILPF turns 110. As the world’s oldest feminist peace organization, our strenght lies in our global, diverse, membership—and in a century-long commitment to feminist peace through struggle, resistance and change. This is a moment to reflect on what we’ve built, and why our work matters more than ever. WILPF exsists because […]

Source: https://www.wilpf.org/the-ecocide-of-palestine/ The genocide in Palestine has become normalised. Yet, while we are watching people die, the bombs that are exploding and the destruction of infrastructure, farmland and water also constitute the ecocide of this ancient land. This blog highlights why the devastation of the environment is an important aspect of the genocidal violence being imposed by […]

Source: https://www.iiss.org/globalassets/media-library—content–migration/files/publications/military-balance/2025-military-balance/the-military-balance-2025_defence-spending-and-procurement-trends.pdf

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, […]