May 2012
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Gradual exodus of Christians from Middle East prompts plan of action
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MCC responds to food crisis in Sahel
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Pastor Jose Rutilio Rivas Dominguez, regional president of the Mennonite Brethren churches in Chocó
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April 2012
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Fadi Abi Allam is the president and a founder of Permanent Peace Movement in Lebanon.
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March 2012
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Before previous refugee reform legislation takes full effect, the government has introduced Bill C-31, the Protecting Canada’s Immigration System Act, which seems to roll back the compromises made by the previous minority Parliament. In addition, Bill C-31 incorporates most elements of legislation previously introduced as Bill C-49 and Bill C-4, the Preventing Human Smugglers from Abusing Canada's Immigration System Act.
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Check out the inaugural post on our new blog: Ottawa Office Notebook
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On Monday, March 12th, the Conservative government made good on an official election promise: to pass a sweeping crime bill within just 100 sitting days of the 41st Parliament.
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Recognizing that grassroots faith communities and social movements are often eye-witnesses to the devastating impacts of armed violence, the World Council of Churches (WCC)—a global fellowship of 349 churches—is engaged in a dynamic Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) campaign that aims to mobilize violence-affected communities to bring their stories to the attention of political decision-makers around the globe.
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February 2012
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Canada may be one step closer to fulfilling its promise to provide affordable and life-saving medicines for those in developing countries facing devastating, but treatable, diseases.
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On January 25th, the Quebec Court of Appeal overturned a lower-court decision in the lawsuit against Anvil Mining Limited—a potentially precedent-setting case that would have paved the way for victims of human rights abuses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to seek remedy in the Canadian justice system.
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MCC adjusts to new limits for private sponsorships.
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January 2012
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Parliamentarians returned from their Christmas break today to begin or resume tackling a wide range of issues.
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From December 12-16, African mining departments and expert advisors gathered in Ethiopia to discuss an action plan for reforming Africa's mining sector.
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Much to the concern of many human rights activists and civil society groups, in late December the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) lifted its two year-old order calling for the suspension of operations at Goldcorp's controversial Marlin Mine in Guatemala.
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December 2011
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After months of waiting, on December 22 the Supreme Court of Canada made a unanimous ruling rejecting the Conservative government's bid to create a single federal securities regulator.
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One of the four pillars of the government's strategy for enhancing the corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices of Canadian mining companies was to establish a Centre for Excellence. Hosted by the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM), the Centre aims to offer a forum where the extractive industry, government, and civil society can obtain timely access to high-quality CSR information and, in so doing, raise the bar for excellence in CSR-related practices.
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While recent media attention has focused on the shortage of houses and lack of water and sewage systems in the Attawapiskat First Nation community in northern Ontario, many other First Nations communities are experiencing similar problems, says a spokesperson for MCC Canada.
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In a vote late on December 5, Bill C-10, the government's Safe Streets and Communities Act, cleared the House of Commons and was sent to the Senate. Given the Conservative majority, the fate of the bill was never in doubt, although the vote was split clearly along party lines.
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Peacebuilding was put back on the parliamentary table in the House of Commons on November 30.
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On November 8th, 2010, a Class Action by the Canadian Association against Impunity (CAAI) was filed against Anvil Mining Limited for their alleged involvement in a 2004 massacre near their mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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November 2011
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In October, the Global Alliance for Ministries and Infrastructures for Peace gathered in Cape Town, South Africa for its Fifth Summit.
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This November, Peas Peas Ayui, the leader of the National Achuar Federation of Peru (FENAP), is in Canada campaigning for the protection of his peoples’ land in the Peruvian Amazon where Calgary-based Talisman Energy plans to begin oil operations next year.
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Kathryn Deckert, MCC's IVEP Canada Coordinator, reflects on her journey through the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Since Parliament opened in mid-September, there has been a flurry of announcements unveiling new initiatives related to mining and the extractives sector.
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Church Council on Justice and Corrections releases new resource
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