A broad-based citizen’s coalition, the Council of Canadians was formed in 1985 to protect Canada’s political and economic sovereignty. The Council website offers news and analysis on Canada’s proposed security partnership with the US and Mexico, access to water resources, energy and other environmental issues. (
http://www.canadians.org/
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Established by the federal government in 1994, the Pearson Peacekeeping Centre is a not-for-profit Canadian institute that trains individuals, military personnel and police officers for peacekeeping roles in conflict areas across the globe. Its website outlines the Centre’s mission and Canada’s role in international peacekeeping, as well as Canada’s current involvement in specific trouble spots. (
http://www.peaceoperations.org/web/la/en/pa/25D32889DA43494098B2BAA8F3D3F4FA/template.asp
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Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada describes the evolution of the country’s peacekeeping activities, stages in a conflict, and the role of various stakeholders in re-establishing peace. (
http://www.international.gc.ca/peace-paix/index.aspx?lang=en
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Canada ratified the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in 2003. This agreement has set out an international framework for management of areas in which countries claim jurisdiction. A section of the Convention supports Canada’s claim to sovereignty over extended continental shelf regions. (
http://geo.international.gc.ca/cip-pic/geo/continental_shelf-en.aspx
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In this article, Yash Tandon looks at the Paris Declaration of 2008, the most recent attempt to improve the effectiveness of international aid efforts. He calls for further reform as the Declaration has established metrics to measure aid effectiveness without the input of recipient countries, in terms that can be prejudicial to the interests of donor nations. (
http://www.globalpolicy.org/socecon/develop/oda/2008/0610parisdeclaration.htm
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Composed of 1,400 NGOs in 90 different countries, the International Campaign to Ban Landmines is working towards the eradication of antipersonnel mines. The Campaign site provides text of the Ottawa Convention of 1977 and detail on its implementation, a list of signatories, definitions, and reports on mine action, stockpiles and victim assistance. (
http://www.icbl.org/treaty
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