On April 11, 2026, Tzeporah Berman, Chair of the Fossil Fuel Treaty, leading Canadian climate champion, and G78 ally, wrote in The Globe and Mail that against a backdrop of shocks in oil and gas markets triggered by the Iran war, “in the middle of this instability, our governments are not retreating from fossil fuels. They are doubling… Continue Reading Tzeporah Berman: Canada Shouldn’t Play Petro-State Politics
Pour nos ami(e)s francophone, nous offrons la résumé des recommandations de la conference 2025 du Group de 78.
Don’t have the time or energy to read the full-length report from our 2025 Annual Policy Conference? The Summary Report is now available for you. Simply click on the link below the report to download and read the TLDR version.
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