Can the United Nations stop Israel’s crimes against humanity in Gaza? In the September 17, 2025 edition of The Hill Times, G78 Chair Ted Jackson and Board member Gord Breedyk make the case that: “Alone or with others, Canada can immediately call on the UN General Assembly to convene an emergency special meeting” where members states would “develop recommendations… Continue Reading Can the United Nations Stop Israel? Canada Can Lead
Longtime supporter of the Group of 78, Joseph Ingram is a former president of the North-South Institute, a former World Bank special representative to the United Nations and the World Trade Organization, and a former deputy director of the World Bank Institute. He is currently a fellow of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. In light of recent criticism… Continue Reading Joseph Ingram – It’s Time for Eco-Centric Economies
With the significant changes to International Aid that are taking place, it is critical for developing nations to find ways to fund programs that help them prosper and provide the infrastructure needed for their people. Join us for a lunch and keynote presentation in-person or virtually as José Antonio Ocampo unpacks the outcomes and implications of the recent Financing… Continue Reading Lunch & Keynote: José Antonio Ocampo
Drawing from his upcoming book Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World: A New Economics for the Middle Class, the Global Poor, and Our Climate (2025), Dani Rodrik will outline how we can create economies that redistribute wealth to create a healthier and more socially-just world. Dani Rodrik is Ford Foundation Professor of International Political Economy at the Harvard… Continue Reading Join us for this keynote address: Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World – Dani Rodrik
Serious, urgent action must be taken to end the famine in Gaza. On August 25, 2025, on behalf of the Board of Directors of the Group of 78, our Chair Dr. Ted Jackson wrote to Mark Carney urging Canada to demand that Israel immediately unblock the huge convoy of food aid trucks that would end the man-made famine… Continue Reading G78 to Mark Carney on the Famine in Gaza: Unblock the Food Aid Convoy, Suspend All Trade with Israel, Send UN Peacekeepers into Gaza City
This year’s Group of 78 Annual Policy Conference focuses on the theme of Redefining development in the new world disorder: Harnessing AI and Innovative Finance to Reach the Sustainable Development Goals. This one-day event will take place on Friday, October 10 from 8:30 AM to 5 PM at FSS 4007 at the University of Ottawa. Attendees will take… Continue Reading Register now for 2025 Conference
In a recent opinion piece, Harvard economist Dani Rodrik–a keynote speaker at G78’s upcoming conference on October 10–asks why the rest of the world is permitting the United States, which accounts for only 15% of the world economy, to dictate international terms of trade. No major countries or blocs have called out the Trump administration’s actions for what… Continue Reading Dani Rodrik, G78 conference keynoter, asks: Where is the global resistance to US imperialsim?D
On behalf of our Board of Directors, Board Secretary and former Chair Richard Harmston has paid tribute to the lives of four friends of the Group of 78 who have recently left us: Peter Meincke, Susan (Tudy) McLaine, John Stone, and John Meisel. All were outstanding Canadians who made valuable contributions to our work. They will be missed.… Continue Reading Honouring the Lives of Four Friends of the Group of 78
The Canadian Network to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (CNANW) announced, on July 17, that Douglas Roche, a long-time member of the Group of 78, “will receive the Canadian Leadership for Nuclear Disarmament (CLND) 2025 Distinguished Achievement Award. He has devoted himself over many decades to the vital cause of nuclear disarmament and, ultimately, the global abolition of nuclear weapons.… Continue Reading Douglas Roche, O.C. Named 2025 Winner of CLND Award for Distinguished Achievement in Nuclear Disarmament
Two of G78’s community partners (Interfaith 20 and the International Academy for Multicultural Cooperation are hosting three webinars relating to the 80th Commemorative Anniversary of Hiroshima & Nagasaki. In addition to being available on Zoom, these webinars will also be livestreamed on Facebook and YouTube. Register HERE for the August 8 webinar Register HERE for the August 9… Continue Reading IF20 & IAMC host webinars about 80th Commemorative Anniversary of Hiroshima & Nagasaki