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Don’t miss it! Reinventing the Architecture for Peace Conference October 9 & 10

Join the G78 Annual Policy Conference in person or virtually to explore how citizens, coalitions, and capital can help reinvent global peacebuilding. Your ticket gives you live access to expert panels, keynotes, and discussions focused on Reinventing the Architecture for Peace. Our three keynote speakers Peggy Mason (Rideau Institute), Dan Smith (UN Institute for Disarmament Research) and former… Continue Reading Don’t miss it! Reinventing the Architecture for Peace Conference October 9 & 10

International Tax Reform Webinar now available

Yesterday’s webinar with Dennis Howlett, Daniel Komesch, and Toby Sanger covered a lot of ground about the reasons why International Tax Reform is necessary and how it can create opportunities for a fairer global economy. Daniel’s Inequality Report from Oxfam offered sobering views of the levels of inequality taking place in the world, and the impacts of rampant… Continue Reading International Tax Reform Webinar now available

Lloyd Axworthy: Canadian Foreign Policy – A Jigsaw Puzzle approach

Former Canadian Foreign Minister Lloyd Axworthy offered criticism of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s ‘jigsaw puzzle’ approach to foreign policy in his recent opinion piece published on September 16 in The Star which is now available on his blog as Canadian Foreign Policy – A Jigsaw Puzzle? Rather than the ‘new, full foreign policy’ that was promised in the 2025 Liberal election… Continue Reading Lloyd Axworthy: Canadian Foreign Policy – A Jigsaw Puzzle approach

The Rhetoric of Conflict – is ‘forever’ really forever?

A couple of weeks ago, Dan Smith, a keynote speaker for the Group of 78’s 2026 Annual Policy Conference in Ottawa on October 10, wrote a blog post in which he discussed whether the rhetoric used to discuss certain regional conflicts keeps us from acting on them. His post Are ‘forever wars’ forever? may make you re-think how… Continue Reading The Rhetoric of Conflict – is ‘forever’ really forever?

Daniel Komesch: OXFAM Annual Inequalities Report informs International Tax Reform

In January 2026, OXFAM published its Annual Inequalities Report. Daniel Komesch, from OXFAM Canada will discuss this report during our upcoming conversation regarding International Tax Reform on Thursday September 17 at 1 PM ET. We encourage you to look through the report so that you are better informed about global inequality, as well as how International Tax Reform… Continue Reading Daniel Komesch: OXFAM Annual Inequalities Report informs International Tax Reform

What Would a 2% Wealth Tax on Billionaires Accomplish?

Robert Reich, former American Secretary of Labor, Director of Policy for the Federal Trade Commission, and advisor to presidents, and Inequality Media Civic Action premiered their latest video on September 6, 2026. This video debunks the concerns of those who are afraid that a wealth tax would affect them while also explaining who it would affect and how.… Continue Reading What Would a 2% Wealth Tax on Billionaires Accomplish?

G78 to Carney on the West Bank and Gaza: Canada must say more-and do more

Writing to Prime Minister Mark Carney on September 14, Group of 78 Chair Ted Jackson and Past Chair Roy Culpeper critique the recent statement of Canada and 11 European countries on banning international trade of goods from illegal settlements in the West Bank as not going nearly far enough. The authors point out that, since the so-called “ceasefire”… Continue Reading G78 to Carney on the West Bank and Gaza: Canada must say more-and do more

Jayati Ghosh: The Case for a ‘Pay-Where-You-Play’ Tax System

On August 3, Jayati Ghosh, writing for Project Syndicate, wrote about how the proposed United Nations Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation could make “global tax cooperation more inclusive and effective.” Jayati’s article explains how both developed and developing nations would be able to seize more tax revenue from both multinational corporations and uber-rich individuals to be able to… Continue Reading Jayati Ghosh: The Case for a ‘Pay-Where-You-Play’ Tax System

Daniel Komesch (Oxfam Canada) joins International Tax Reform Webinar

At 1:00 PM September 17, the Group of 78 will host a webinar in which we will be discussing the importance of International Tax Reform to create a fairer global economy. This is especially important in view of the long-term impacts on global poverty in developing nations. Daniel Komesch is the Manager of Policy and Advocacy at Oxfam… Continue Reading Daniel Komesch (Oxfam Canada) joins International Tax Reform Webinar

eurodad reports on UN Tax Convention negotiations

On September 3, the European Network on Debt and Development (eurodad) issued a report on the United Nations Tax Convention negotiations which took place in New York in early August. To read more of the analysis of what happened, and what needs to happen, read the report HERE.