Join the Days of Action Stop the Weapons, Stop the War, Stop NATO from June 24-30 to coincide with the protests against the NATO Summit in Spain. NATO is a dangerous US-led nuclear-armed military alliance that is provoking conflict and pushing militarism. WILPF members will be participating in rallies across Canada. WILPF Nanaimo is organizing […]
Because of Canada’s membership in NATO, a nuclear-armed military alliance, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did not send any diplomats to attend and observe the first meeting of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) in Vienna in June and is also refusing to sign and ratify the TPNW. Canada is on the wrong […]
WILPF Canada sent a package to every member of the Standing Committee on National Defence and the Senate Committee on Security and National Defence to conduct a public inquiry into the planned purchase of Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jets. Canada’s plan to buy 88 new F-35s for $19 billion is the second most expensive federal […]
WILPF members protested the CANSEC, the largest arms fair in North America, that takes place in Ottawa every spring. Canada needs to invest in a green care economy not the military-industrial complex. Read the report and see photos below. WILPF Canada members participated in the “Cancel CANSEC” protests in Ottawa from June 1-2. CANSEC is […]
This submission to the Secretariat of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights examines some of the past and present militarization of Indigenous land by fighter jets and air forces bases and the resulting contamination that has been caused. Read the full submission here: Fighter […]
The 66th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66), is kicking off today and ends on 25 March. This year’s priority theme “Achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls in the context of climate change, environmental and disaster risk reduction policies and programmes” will provide an opportunity to […]
A WILPF Canada discussion of Banning the Bomb, Smashing the Patriarchy by Ray Acheson. Ray writes with immediacy and energy. We get front seat in this David and Goliath performance that concludes with the United Nations (UN) Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and the Nobel Peace Prize for the Coalition that made this […]
As the Trudeau government plans to buy 88 new fighter jets for a price tag of $19 billion, the second most expensive procurement in Canadian history, WILPF Canada is sounding the alarm. WILPF Canada is releasing our new 48-page report Soaring: The Harms and Risks of Fighter Jets and Why Canada Must Not Buy a […]
February 10 from 7:30-9:00 pm ET (Toronto time)Featuring Capt. Dan Grazier (ret.), Defense Expert with Project on Government Oversight& Tamara Lorincz, WILPF Canada, author of new report “Soaring: Harms and Risks of Fighter Jets and Why Canada Shouldn’t Buy a New Fleet” Dan is a defense expert and a leading critic of the F-35 program […]
February 7 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm PT (Vancouver time)WILPF Canada’s Ellen Woodsworth will be on the panel!Join BCCIC in kickstarting International Development Week 2022 on Monday, February 7 through our interactive roundtable discussion.This virtual event will feature experts working around the world to uplift and advance women’s voices, leadership and priorities in moments […]
