Long-time member of the Group of 78 Earl Turcotte has stepped down from his role as Chairperson of the Canadian Network to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (CNANW) after his third (non-consecutive) year of service. The Steering Committee has selected Dr. Arnd Jurgensen to take up the role of leading CNANW in mid-April 2026. More information is available on the… Continue Reading Dr. Arnd Jurgensen selected as new Chairperson of the CNANW
On October 10, 2025, The Group of 78 hosted its 2025 Conference, Redefining Development in the New World Order: Harnessing AI and Innovative Finance to Reach the Sustainable Development Goals. It was a day of presentations with Keynote speakers Dani Rodrik and José Antonio Ocampo, panel discussions with experts, and an insightful and lively group of 160 participants… Continue Reading Group of 78 2025 Conference Report Now Available
On March 30, the Group of 78 sent Prime Minister Mark Carney and Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand a letter urging Canada to Do the Right Thing on Iran. To read that letter, click on the file name Do The Right Thing on Iran below.
The Group of 78 sent a letter today addressed to PM Mark Carney, as well as Parliamentary Secretary Rachel Bendayan, exhorting Canada to end the illegal American embargo of Cuba and to provide immediate humanitarian relief. You may read the letter below.
On March 25, António Guterres, the United Nations Secretary General, stated that the escalating Gulf War is spiralling “out of control.” He urged all nations involved in the conflicts to step back and allow “diplomacy to prevail” to avert “a wider war, a rising tide of human suffering, and a deeper global economic shock.” To aid in the diplomatic… Continue Reading UN Secretary General warns that Gulf War is “out of control” – appoints senior envoy to spearhead peace efforts
On March 23rd, Canadian economist and author Jim Stanford’s latest post to Rabble.ca emphatically stated “The US narrative about the Cuban economy doesn’t stand-up to scrutiny when you take a look at Cuba’s Gross National Income and Human Development Index.” Stanford’s article discredits U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s claim that “Cuba’s economy doesn’t work.” Examining GNI and… Continue Reading Jim Stanford: More than one way to measure the efficacy of the Cuban economy
Substack blogger and former MP Charlie Angus has called on Canadians to stand in solidarity with Cuba as it faces the US blockade. “Canadians have deep ties to the people of Cuba, and we can’t sit on the sidelines at this time,” he writes. “We need to be pressuring our political leaders to side with a hemispheric neighbour.… Continue Reading Charlie Angus: Canada Must Stand with Cuba
With Eid celebrations in Gaza concluded amid enormous loss and destruction, the need for humanitarian assistance, especially food and medical supplies, remains urgent and critical. With the world’s attention now focused on the Iran war, Israel’s punishment of the people of Gaza continues, including its cruel imposition of restrictions on the operations of the United Nations Relief and… Continue Reading New UNRWA Factsheet: Canada Should Increase Support for UN Relief Agency for Palestinian Refugees
The Capital Stewardship Program of the British Columbia Government Employees Union argues that investors in Thomson Reuters face higher risks from the company’s contract to supply US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) with investigative and surveillance products. Thomson Reuters is a Canadian-owned global company headquartered in Toronto. This follows reports, including an investigation by the New York Times,… Continue Reading BCGEU Cites Increased Risks for Investors in ICE Contractor Thomson Reuters
On March 17, 2026, endorsed by 50 members of the Order of Canada, Canadian Leadership for Nuclear Disarmament (https://pugwashgroup.ca/clnd/), a project of the Canadian Pugwash Group, called on the Government of Canada to convene a meeting of middle-power nations to rescue the Non-Proliferation Treaty. “The NPT has served the international community well since its inception as reflected in… Continue Reading Canada Should Lead Rescue of the Non-Proliferation Treaty: Canadian Leadership for Nuclear Disarmament