More than 10,000 Canadians supported the Million Faces petition and raised
politician’s awareness about the issue and put pressure on the government
to take seriously their role at the UN Review Conference. Over 2400 of these
pictures were gathered by the extended Ploughshares network — for a listing
of some of the small arms community events that were held across Canada,
click here.

Politicians get involved!

Over 40 MPs also signed onto the Million Faces Petition and the issue was also raised
at a Foreign Affairs Standing Committee meeting on June 20/06 and the following
motion was passed:

Notice of Motion

That the Committee demands that the government of Canada join the 45 countries
in favour of the negotiation of an international treaty on arms trade and clearly
indicate its support for the adoption of global transfer principles at the next United
Nations Conference on small arms and light weapons, scheduled to open on June 26.

The Committee asks Canada’s representatives present at that same conference to
take up the matter strongly with other countries on the considerable and negative
impact the proliferation of small arms and light weapons has on the development of
countries afflicted and on human rights.