Posts Tagged 'women'

A Feminist Foreign Policy? What about Women, Peace and Security?

A Feminist Foreign Policy? What about Women, Peace and Security?

Guest Blog by Beth Woroniuk, June 27, 2016

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s declaration that he is a feminist, made while at a UN conference in March, attracted media coverage around the world. However, we have yet to see what a feminist prime minister means for Canadian foreign policy in general and how Canada approaches peace and security issues in particular.

The early indications are mixed.

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Mr. Harper’s Maternal and Child Health Summit, Part 3: Delusions about International Leadership

McLeod Group Blog, May 27, 2014

Once again Canada’s development cooperation policies are being driven by domestic interests, not the development outcomes and the results the government claims to be seeking. We are going it alone and indeed this time even pretending that everybody else is following our lead. In truth, maternal and child health has been both a global and Canadian priority for decades, with an accelerated focus on reproductive health and rights following the 1994 UN Population conference in ...

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