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
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.
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
During the excellent G78 webinar on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels: The Ambition of the Santa Marta Conference, speakers and participants suggested links and readings for learning more about and taking action on the exciting Santa Marta conference to be held in Colombia in late April. Here are some: To learn more about the Santa Marta conference, go… Continue Reading Breaking Up with Fossil Fuels: Resources for the Santa Marta Conference
During the G78 The Cuba Emergency: What Can Canada Do? webinar on March 4, speakers and participants used the chat to suggest organizations and action to advocate for an urgent, serious response by Canada to this crisis. Here are some of their suggestions: To advocate that the Government of Canada urgently send much more humanitarian aid, food, medical… Continue Reading Canada Must Do More and Do It Now: Resources for Action on the Cuba Emergency
Long-time member of the Group of 78, Douglas Roche, who is an author, parliamentarian, diplomat, and peace activist, was published in the Hill Times yesterday, March 16, 2026. His opinion letter calls out PM Carney for accepting “war as an instrument of foreign policy.” His analysis of Mark Carney’s actions regarding the war in Iran can be read… Continue Reading Doug Roche Opinion published in Hill Times