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Are you worried about Canadian-made weapons and their impact in the world? Did you know that every year, CANSEC—the largest arms fair in North America—is held […]

We made the following submission to Canada’s May 2026 pre-budget consultation.   Summary of recommendations Recommendation 1 1.a) Reconsider spending cuts to Global Affairs Canada, increase […]

Incarceration costs much more than effective alternatives. It also fails to reduce recidivism. Why does the carceral system persist? Who benefits? CFSC’s ground-breaking report Following the […]

Canadian Friends Service Committee continues to be appalled by the needless and brutal suffering we’re witnessing in Gaza. Quaker agencies globally have joined to denounce this […]

Quakers are credited with being the original socially responsible (SRI) investors. Their primary focus, and that of other SRI pioneers like Peter Kinder and Amy Domini […]

Chances are you’re not a bloodthirsty maniac. Most people aren’t. Research suggests that even torturers and mass murderers don’t usually do what they do just for the fun […]

Canada ratified the United Nations’ International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights in the ’70s. As a signatory, Canada is legally bound to uphold the Covenant’s […]

The following open letter was sent to all Members of Parliament. As Canadian organizations, faith leaders, and experts in peacebuilding, humanitarian assistance, and development, we write […]

Back in March 1987, when I started at Scotia (then McLeod, Young, Weir) fresh out of University, there were two main tracts to creating a socially […]