Nuclear Disarmament Highlights

The First Meeting of States Parties to the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) was held in Vienna, Austria on June 21-23, 2022. To mark the occasion and build support for progressive disarmament policies, The Simons Foundation Canada and the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) co-convened an evening event on June 20 for all government delegations, expert speakers, parliamentarians, and civil society organizations participating in the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons conference and the First Meeting of States Parties.

Visit The Globe and Mail for this commentary by Ernie Regehr, The Simons Foundation Canada's Senior Fellow in Arctic Security and Defence.

A delegation from The Simons Foundation Canada and Canadians for a Nuclear Weapons Convention (CNWC) visited Ottawa this week for meetings with senior government and political representatives to discuss the danger of nuclear weapons and the role Canada should play in working for nuclear disarmament.  Please visit The Hill Times at the link below for Dennis Kovtun's article on his interview with the delegation. 

See The Simons Foundation Canada's page on Canadian Defence Policy for briefing papers by Ernie Regehr, O.C., Senior Fellow in Arctic Security and Defence at The Simons Foundation Canada.

Visit Scientific American at the link below for this article by Zia Mian and Professor M.V. Ramana, the Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security and Director of the Liu Institute for Global Affairs at The University of British Columbia's School for Public Policy and Global Affairs.

Please visit The Hill Times at the link below for this important article by The Hon. Douglas Roche, a Peace Leader at The Simons Foundation Canada.

Visit The Hill Times for this article by The Hon. Douglas Roche, O.C. on the threat of the use of nuclear weapons unless we strengthen the international system to get rid of them.

Visit The Hill Times at the link below for commentary by The Hon. Douglas Roche O.C. on the "Ottawa Declaration" that emerged from the “Canada and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons" conference initiated and convened by The Simons Foundation Canada and Canadians for a Nuclear Weapons Convention (CNWC) in Ottawa on November 29-30, 2021.

The Ottawa Declaration emerged from the “Canada and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons” conference of international experts initiated and convened by Canadians for a Nuclear Weapons Convention (CNWC) and The Simons Foundation Canada in Ottawa on November 29-30, 2021.

Visit The Hill Times at the link below for this commentary by Jim Creskey related to the "Canada and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) Conference" convened by Canadians for a Nuclear Weapons Convention (CNWC) and hosted by The Simons Foundation Canada in Ottawa on November 29-30, 2021.