With the important mid-term elections in the United States coming up fast, and the Administration taking a range of steps to tilt the playing field in the GOP’s favour, civil-liberties and democracy advocates are expressing grave concern over Canadian-owned Thomson Reuters’ new $125-million contract to provide US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, with tools and support to… Continue Reading The Thomson Reuters Contract with ICE: What Could Go Wrong?

“In the midst of a worsening nuclear arms race, we are embarking on an equally dangerous AI race.” In mid-July 2026, a group of Nobel Laureates came together at the Papal Villas just outside Rome to explore the implications of and consider action on the combined threats of artificial intelligence and nuclear weapons. Deeply alarmed, they issued the… Continue Reading Rome Declaration: Nobel Laureates Call for Disarming Both AI and Nuclear Weapons

At Carleton University’s June 2026 Convocation, three MA students with close ties to the Group of 78 graduated from the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs.  Leah Darbyson, Tierra Habedus-Sorensen, and Savannah Westeinde were all student rapporteurs for G78 at our 2024 annual policy conference on citizen action on climate change. Since 2025, Leah has served as an… Continue Reading Life After Conference Reporting: Three NPSIA Friends Graduate!

The Group of 78 has endorsed an open letter from 113 economists—including Jeffrey Sachis, James Galbraith, and Sakiko Fukuda-Parr—calling on the US and other governments to immediately lift economic sanctions on Venezuela to permit greater flows of humanitarian assistance in the wake of the recent disastrous earthquakes in that country. “The emergency is human before it is political,”… Continue Reading Venezuela: “The emergency is human before it is political”-113 Economists Call for Lifting Economic Sanctions, Increased Post-Earthquake Aid

Our discussion on Tuesday, June 30 with H.E. Rodrigo Malmierca Diaz Ambassador of Cuba to Canada, the Honourable Senator Rosa Galvez, and MP Gabriel Ste-Marie offered many perspectives that helped us understand the long-standing conflict between the USA and Cuba. Our speakers spoke passionately about the legacy of Canada/Cuba relations and how Canada can continue to support Cuba… Continue Reading How Canada can Advance a Diplomatic Solution to the Cuba Crisis Webinar Live

Writing to Prime Minister Mark Carney and Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand on June 23, 2026, Group of 78 Chair Ted Jackson and Past Chair Roy Culpeper urged the Government of Canada to work with Mexico, Brazil, China and other key nations to provide political and financial support the sweeping economic reforms proposed the Cuban government. The new… Continue Reading G78 to Mark Carney: Support Cuba’s Economic Reforms through Plurilateral Diplomacy, and Do It Now

In recent days, the Government of Cuba has introduced sweeping economic reforms that liberalize private business and investment on the island. Is this unprecedented policy package a path to a diplomatic solution that can end the cruel and illegal US blockade of Cuba? The extreme embargo has triggered widespread civilian misery, shut down hospitals and caused acute food… Continue Reading Cuban Economic Reforms: A Path to a Diplomatic Solution to the Crisis? Join Our Webinar on June 30, at 12 noon

If you missed the webinar yesterday, you will be happy to know that the webinar How Small Business can Enable a Gender-Equitable Energy Transfer is now available to be viewed on the Group of 78 channel. Our moderator, Bipasha Baruah, was joined by speakers (Yasmeen Oraby, Leonard Hasu, Eugenia Castelao, and Nnung Nguyen) from 4 of CEDCA’s 12… Continue Reading Feeling Hopeful in Troubling Times