Mennonite Central Committee Canada
Registration:
47
of
49
(2024-02-16
to
2024-03-31)
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
- International development initiatives as they relate to Global Affairs Canada's grant proposals program.
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
- Encouraging continued human rights oversight and accountability for Canadian extractive industries operating outside of Canada.
- Encouraging strengthened, nation-to-nation relations with Indigenous peoples through the implementation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission final recommendations (i.e. a public inquiry into murdered and missing Indigenous women, implementing the UNDRIP, etc.).
- Monitoring Canadian restorative justice programming and policies related to Public Safety and the Justice Department and encouraging more Canadian support for restorative justice programming.
Policies or Program
- Encouraging more support for peacebuilding initiatives in Palestine Israel. Support for Canadian policies in Palestine and Israel that uphold human rights and promote a just peace for all in the region, including Palestinian refugees.
- Expressing concern around Canada's military response to global conflict, with encouragement for investing instead in diplomacy, more development aid, support for peacebuilding efforts, and humanitarian assistance for displaced peoples.
- Monitoring Canadian policies related to grassroots peacebuilding and encouraging more Canadian support for peacebuilding programming especially to address the root causes of forced displacement.
- Monitoring and encouraging implementation of Canada's Paris Agreement commitments around climate change.
Policies or Program, Regulation
- Monitoring Canada's foreign and defence programs and policies as they relate to the signing of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), peacebuilding, and conflict prevention initiatives.
- Monitoring Canada's international assistance policy and programs as they relate to the countries of focus; overall budget numbers; women, peace and security agenda; and support for small-scale farmers in developing countries.
Regulation
- Immigration and refugee protection policies and regulations relating to the sponsorship and settlement of refugees--in particular, with respect to Canada's Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program.