May 3, 2018
Dear Minister Wilson-Raybould, A collection of Members from the National Associations Active in Criminal Justice (NAACJ) are writing to urge you to restore judicial discretion in […]
April 30, 2018
On April 24th CFSC program coordinator Jennifer Preston was invited to address Canada’s Parliamentary Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs. The subject was Bill C-262: […]
April 19, 2018
François-Philippe Champagne Minister of International Trade Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development House of Commons, Ottawa, ON, Canada, K1A 0A6 Dear Minister Champagne, Greetings from […]
October 23, 2017
Chelsea Manning is an internationally recognized human rights activist and whistleblower. She has received numerous awards for her work as a prominent advocate for civil liberties, […]
September 20, 2017
Today was the first day that countries could sign the Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty. Canadian Friends Service Committee joined many organizations in calling for Canada to […]
September 5, 2017
In June, Canada’s Minister of National Defence Harjit Sajjan announced a 73% increase in military spending, which, if it happens, would take Canada’s military budget to […]
August 10, 2017
Canada continues discrimination against First Nations children Federal government’s failure to comply with Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruling at issue next week during United Nations review. […]
August 3, 2017
Every child should be free from cruel, inhumane, and degrading treatment. Just about everyone can agree with this statement. In practice, one of Canada’s closest allies […]
August 1, 2017
Canadian Friends Service Committee (Quakers) is pleased to release a position paper, Synthetic Biology: Major Issues of Concern to Quakers. We’ve been actively tracking synthetic biology […]