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We are pleased to share this statement issued by Canadian Leadership for Nuclear Disarmament (CLND) calling for the Government of Canada to provide leadership by convening a meeting in Canada of the 22 states associated with the Stockholm Initiative and the NPDI as soon as possible to consult and coordinate their actions for the NPT Review Conference and beyond. The Simons Foundation Canada's Founder and President, Dr. Jennifer Allen Simons, C.M., and our Senior Fellow in Arctic Security and Defence, Ernie Regehr, O.C., are members of the CLND Steering Committee.

We are pleased to share information on this two-year independent writing fellowship focusing on global nuclear disarmament education being offered by The Institute of Current World Affairs. Letters of interest are due by April 30, 2026.

Visit CounterPunch for this commentary by Prof. M.V. Ramana, Ph.D., the Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security and Professor at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, The University of British Columbia.

See CNN for their January 21st article on "The great race for the Arctic: Why Russia, China and the US all have it in their sights" which cites The Simons Foundation Canada's 2024 report "Military Footprints in the Arctic" by Ernie Regehr for information on Arctic military installations and activities.

We are pleased to share an Impact Report prepared by Simon Fraser University highlighting initiatives established and supported by The Simons Foundation Canada that "have greatly enriched the learning and development of future leaders who will champion justice, equality, and global citizenship."

Visit The Globe and Mail for this commentary by Paul Meyer, Adjunct Professor of International Studies and Fellow in International Security at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada.

Visit NHK World Japan for this article on the 63rd Pugwash Conference where scientists from around the world gathered in Hiroshima, Japan to chart a path toward a world free of nuclear weapons. The conference was Chaired by Iraqi nuclear chemist Hussain Al-Shahristani, "a man whose own life has been defined by the moral boundaries of science — and by the price he once paid for refusing to cross them." Dr. Jennifer Allen Simons, Founder and President of The Simons Foundation Canada, is a member of the Pugwash Council.

Visit Nuclear Times for this commentary by Prof. M.V. Ramana, Ph.D., the Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security and Professor at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, The University of British Columbia.

Visit the Centre for International Policy Studies (CIPS) at the link below for this analysis by Ernie Regehr, O.C., Senior Fellow in Arctic Security and Defence at The Simons Foundation Canada.

Visit The Hill Times at the link below for this commentary by The Hon. Douglas Roche, O.C., a Peace Leader at The Simons Foundation Canada.