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A total of four awards of CAD $5,000 are available to Canadian Master’s and/or Doctoral candidates to support the independent research and writing of an academic paper responding to a specific Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament (NACD) topic. Awards also include domestic travel support to Ottawa where successful candidates will present their completed papers during a special event at Global Affairs Canada Headquarters. Click here for more information and to apply before March 28, 2022.

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 Legion Magazine for this debate where Ernie Regehr, Senior Fellow in Arctic Security and Defence at The Simons Foundation Canada, presents his argument for the “No” side and David Bercuson, of the University of Calgary’s Centre for Military, Security, and Strategic Studies, argues “Yes.” 

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.

The Simons Foundation Award for Distinguished Global Leadership in the Service of Peace and Disarmament was presented to Ambassador Alexander Kmentt on November 29, 2021 for his role as an architect and engineer of both the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons which “dramatically reshaped diplomatic discussions on nuclear disarmament” and the subsequent Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). He has demonstrated that he is a true Shaper of a safer world, that he is committed to save humanity from one of the most critical dangers we face.

Visit The Globe and Mail for this interview with Amb. Alexander Kmentt, President-designate of the First Meeting of States Parties  of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) and Director of Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation,  Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.  Amb. Kmentt was in Ottawa to take part in the "Canada and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Conference" convened by Canadians for a Nuclear Weapons Convention (CNWC) and hosted by The Simons Foundation Canada on November 29-30, 2021.

The Liu Institute for Global Issues at the UBC School of Public Policy and Global Affairs invites applications to the Simons Award in Nuclear Disarmament and Global Security from UBC students intending to undertake research on topics broadly related to nuclear disarmament, including nuclear energy and global security. This award is funded by an endowment provided by The Simons Foundation Canada.

This issue is debated in the current Legion Magazine with The Simons Foundation Canada's Senior Fellow in Arctic Security and Defence, Ernie Regehr, arguing the “No” side and David Bercuson, of the University of Calgary’s Centre for Military, Security, and Strategic Studies, arguing “Yes.” Regehr notes that with today’s increasingly accessible Arctic, and Russia being its most prominent military presence, the question of boosting Canada’s Arctic military operations is a prudent one, but context matters. Visit Legion Magazine at the following link to view the view the full debate.