Six Nobel Peace laureates wrote to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) expressing their concern at Canada lifting its moratorium on military exports to Saudi Arabia. “Although we applaud Canada’s recent decision to extend, indefinitely, its ban on new arms exports to Turkey, a similar ban must remain in place for Saudi Arabia,” they wrote. “We strongly believe that instead of arming Saudia … Read more
Over 60 feminist leaders from Canada, G7 countries and around the world met in Ottawa for the first-ever feminist summit on the sidelines of the G7. The group met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.), the Prime Minister’s G7 Gender Equality Advisory Council, Status of Women Minister Maryam Monsef (Peterborough-Kawartha, Ont.), International Development and … Read more
Human rights activists are warning the government that Canada’s military and economic ties to Central America and Mexico risk worsening the plight of women in the region, who are already suffering from drug war–related murders and sexual violence. A report released in Ottawa said levels of violence against women in Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala have … Read more
The Nobel Women's Initiative coordinated a letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper (Calgary Southwest, AB) sent from eight Nobel Peace Laureates calling on him to ensure that Canada moves towards a clean energy future and halts the expansion of the tar sands. The Laureates note that this is a “profoundly moral decision, one that deserves … Read more
