Diversity and Inclusion

 
 
 
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April 2019

KEY FINDINGS

After winning every one of its Security Council elections for more than 60 years, Canada lost its election in 2010 and is at risk of losing again in 2020. Canada has a proud and distinguished history of contributions to the UN and it is owed it to those who built it before us, Canadians, and to the international community to do better. 

In order to win the UN Security Council election in 2020, the Prime Minister’s Office, Foreign Affairs Minister’s Office, Global Affairs Canada, and the Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations must work together to immediately implement the following six recommendations: 

  1. Follow-through on its peacekeeping pledge.

  2. Increase development assistance. 

  3. Aggressively court Member State electors.

  4. Vigorously vote swap.

  5. Employ expert staff and state of the art tools.

  6. Develop a strong second ballot strategy.

 
 
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May 2014

KEY FINDINGS

  1. The authority to revoke the citizenship of immigrants violates Charter equality rights and creates a duality of classes in citizenship

  2. Certain communities in Canada, particularly Arab and Muslim Canadians, may be affected disproportionately by the proposed legal changes to the Citizenship Act

  3. The bill is vague in places, undermining constitutional principles of fundamental justice, equality and fairness

  4. Enhancing ministerial discretion without sufficient oversight opens the possibility of politicizing decisions to deny or revoke citizenship

  5. The bill permits the Government of Canada to base its decisions on the actions of criminal justice systems in other countries that may not comply with international human rights law

  6. This bill has the potential to ruin lives. As such, the stakes are incredibly high