2010

A Time for Inspired Leadership and Action
Statement of the 2010 World Interfaith Religious Leaders Summit, held in Winnipeg June 21-23, 2010
(English) (French)

A World Without Nuclear Weapons
The Canadian Council of Churches (CCC)
June 25, 2010 letter signed by the 23 member churches of the CCC to Prime Minister Harper
(English) (French)

The Canadian Forces and Peace Support Operations after 2011
(Brief) (Speaking Notes) (Meeting Report)
Ernie Regehr
Presentation to the House of Commons Standing Committee on National Defence (NDDN), June 15, 2010

Canadian Action for Zero Nuclear Weapons: Briefing paper for conference "Practical Steps to Zero Nuclear Weapons"
Sponsored by the Canadian Network to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, the Canadian Pugwash Group, Physicians for Global Survival, Project Ploughshares, and World Federalist Movement — Canada.
Ottawa, January 25-26, 2010

2009

Ecumenical Brief on Canada's Role in Afghanistan (English) (French)
Canadian Council of Churches, December 10, 2009
For presentation to the House of Commons Special Committee on the Canadian Mission in Afghanistan (AFGH)

Letter to the Minister of International Cooperation concerning the Hon. Jason Kenney's comments on KAIROS
December 22, 2009

Letter to the Minister of International Cooperation concerning the termination of CIDA's partnership with KAIROS
December 8, 2009

Letter to the leaders of NATO and of the European Union concerning NATO nuclear policy and its current strategic review
World Council of Churches
October 28, 2009

Nuclear Disarmament: The Time is Now
National Council of Churches USA, Governing Board
September 21, 2009

Statement of hope in a year of opportunity: seeking a nuclear-weapon-free world
World Council of Churches Central Committee
Geneva, Switzerland, August 26 - September 2, 2009

Public Issue Statement: Called to a world free of nuclear weapons
Conference of European Churches
Lyon, France, July 15-21, 2009

Swords and Ploughshares 2009

Letter to the Prime Minister from Canadians for a Nuclear Weapons Convention
Signed by many recipients of the Order of Canada including Project PLoughshares co-founders Ernie Regehr and Murray Thomson. May 12, 2009

An Open Letter from Project Ploughshares on Bill C-301, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act (registration of firearms).
John Siebert, March 31, 2009

Letter to the leaders of NATO members and to the NATO Secretary General from the councils that represent churches across the member states of NATO.
March 30, 2009

Letter to the Minister of Foreign Affairs regarding NATO Nuclear Doctrine and Policy
John Siebert, March 6, 2009

Response by the Hon. Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, to the letter concerning the Convention on Cluster Munitions
February 2009

2008

Letter to the Minister of Defence and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade concerning the Convention on Cluster Munitions
(English) (French)
November 25, 2008

Response of the Hon. Beverley Oda, Minister of International Cooperation, to the Canadian Council of Churches' letters on Afghanistan. These include the CCC's January 2008 response to the Manley Panel as well as letters sent in June 2007 and August 2007.

Letter to the Foreign Minister: The NSG, NPT, and the India deal
Douglas Roche and Ernie Regehr, August 5, 2008

Letter from Executive Director John Siebert to the Minister of Foreign Affairs concerning the proposed US-India civilian nuclear cooperation deal
July 17, 2008

Swords and Ploughshares 2008

Forces in Afghanistan
Ernie Regehr
Letter to the Editor, The Globe and Mail, February 9, 2008

Manley Report Media Releases (January 2008)
The Canadian Council of Churches (English) (French)
Group of 78, CPCC, WFN-Canada
CARE, Oxfam, World Vision
Canadian Council for International Co-operation
Development and Peace (English) (French)

2007

Ploughshares Letter to the Prime Minister on Canada's Support for Peace in Darfur
29 November 2007

Ploughshares Letter to The Canadian Government on UN Nuclear Resolutions
31 October 2007

Church Letters to the Prime Minister on Afghanistan
25 June 2007 and 16 August 2007

Nuclear Disarmament Imperatives after the NPT Prepcom
(English) (Speaking Notes) (French)
Ernie Regehr
Presentation to The House of Commons Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development (FAAE), 31 May 2007.

Canadian submission on the Arms Trade Treaty
A letter to the Minister of Foreign Affairs from Project Ploughshares and partners, 16 May 2007.

2006

Briefing on the situation in Afghanistan
Ernie Regehr
Presentation to The House of Commons Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development (FAAE), 8 November 2006.

Darfur and the Responsibility to Protect
A letter to Members of Parliament from John Siebert, Executive Director, Project Ploughshares,
2 October 2006.

Swords and Ploughshares 2006

Interfaith letter on Darfur (English) (French)
29 June 2006

Ploughshares board statement on Darfur
29 April 2006

Faith leaders letter to the Prime Minister on Darfur
16 January 2006

2005

The true measure of security
An approach to human security in which people and their safety are at the centre of security policy and planning.
Updated December 2005

Responding to the International Policy Statement
Excerpts from two Ploughshares briefs recently presented to the House of Commons Foreign Affairs and Defence Committees.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Winter 2005

Implementing Canada's International Policy Statement: A Human Security Framework for Canadian Foreign Policy
John Siebert and Ken Epps
Submission to The House of Commons Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade. November 2, 2005

Canada's Defence Contribution to International Peace and Security
Ernie Regehr
Submission to The House of Commons Standing Committee on National Defence and Veterans Affairs. October 27, 2005

World Council of Churches Exectutive Committee Statement on the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons
Adopted on 16 September 2005

Swords and Ploughshares 2005

Letter to Pierre Pettigrew, Minister of Foreign Affairs,
regarding The World Summit and small arms control
August 16, 2005

Nuclear Disarmament: 60 years later
Project Ploughshares, July 2005

Message from World Council of Churches on the 60th Anniversary of the Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki August 3, 2005

Letter to Pierre Pettigrew, Minister of Foreign Affairs,
regarding the G8 and arms control July 6, 2005

Letter to the Prime Minister concerning Canada's military export control system March 24, 2005
Ernie Regehr

Canadian Defence Policy Within a Comprehensive Security Strategy
Ernie Regehr
Brief to the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and
Defence. March 21, 2005

Letter to Peter Harder, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, regarding the G8 and arms control March 15, 2005
Pierre Véronneau, Rieky Stuart, Ernie Regehr

Policy recommendations for a Canadian response to the proliferation and misuse of small arms and light weapons (SALW) 
(English)  (French)
Small Arms Working Group of the Canadian Peacebuilding Coordinating Committee (March 2005)
Ploughshares Briefing 05/1

2004

Canada and NATO: An Opportunity for Leadership
Sarah Estabrooks
A Brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade. November 24, 2004.

A united world or a divided world?
The statement that concluded the fifth World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates.
The Ploughshares Monitor,Winter 2004

Canada and Strategic Ballistic Missile Defence: Arms Control and Other Imperatives.
Ernie Regehr
A Brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade. November 4, 2004.

Canada's Place on the World Stage
Ernie Regehr
Brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance. November 3, 2004.

Canadian church leaders urge Prime Minister to reject BMD
The Ploughshares Monitor, Autumn 2004

Canadian church leaders' letter to the Prime Minister concerning nuclear disarmament and BMD 15 March 2004
(English) (French)

Letter to the Prime Minister regarding Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) from Ernie Regehr, Executive Director, Project Ploughshares. January 2, 2004.

The true measure of security
Outlines an approach to human security that reminds us that people and their safety must be at the centre of security policy and planning.
2004.

2003

Disarmament on the WCC agenda. Policy Documents & Background Information
World Council of Churches, Commission of the Churches on International Affairs
November 2003

Open letter to the Prime Minister calling for the protection of the Congolese people (English) (French)
Signed by:
Prof. Richard Schneider, President, Canadian Council of Churches
Jane Orion Smith, Chair, KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives
Moira Hutchinson, Board Chair, Project Ploughshares
The Ploughshares Monitor, Summer 2003

Small Arms and Light Weapons Brief
Small Arms Working Group of the Canadian Peacebuilding Coordinating Committee (July 2003)

Sudan: moving toward transition
Ernie Regehr
A presentation to the Sub-Committee on Human Rights, The Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade, House of Commons, June 10, 2003.

Canada and Ballistic Missile Defence
Ernie Regehr
A presentation to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade, June 10, 2003.

Letter to the Prime Minister on BMD
Canadian Council of Churches
Concern is expressed regarding the Canadian Government’s intention to explore possible cooperation with the United States’ plan to deploy a North American ballistic missile defence (BMD) system, May 30, 2003.
(English) (French)

War and peace in Iraq
May 1, 2003

Dialogue on Canadian Foreign Policy
Project Ploughshares contributed to the 2003 Canadian Government's Dialogue on Foreign Policy by preparing two documents:
a) Questions for Discussion from the Dialogue Paper.
(pdf format - 5 pages)
b) Project Ploughshares Foreign Policy Brief to the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. (pdf format - 28 pages)

Letter to the Hon. Bill Graham regarding the foreign policy dialogue April 30, 2003.
The Commission on Justice and Peace of the Canadian Council of Churches

Letter to the Prime Minister on Iraq
(English)  (Français)
Canadian Council of Churches, KAIROS, Project Ploughshares
March 26, 2003

Letter to Diplomatic Missions to the United Nations from the World Council of Churches
Peter Weiderud, Director, Commission of the Churches on International Affairs
Geneva, 21 March 2003

World Council of Churches Statement on Iraq
Rev. Dr. Konrad Raiser, General Secretary
Geneva, 20 March 2003 

Church agencies call for humanitarian space
Action by Churches Together (ACT) International News Release
Geneva, 20 March 2003 

NGOs Applaud Prime Minister’s decision not to Participate in a US-led War on Iraq
March 18, 2003

Canadian Church Leaders' letter to the Prime Minister on Iraq
(English)  (Français)
February 28, 2003

KAIROS says “No!” to war on Iraq, with or without UN Security Council Authorization
KAIROS, February 14, 2003

Church leaders united against war in Iraq
World Council of Churches, February 5, 2003

Prepare for Peace in Iraq (English)  (Français)
On January 17, 2003 the Justice and Peace Commission of the Canadian Council of Churches, KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives, and Project Ploughshares issued a public statement, Prepare for Peace in Iraq, along with a background document. All Canadians were invited to endorse the statement’s message for a peaceful and enduring resolution of the Iraq crisis. National church leaders commended the statement to congregations and parishes across Canada and Project Ploughshares was asked by the statement sponsors to collect the responses and to forward them to the Prime Minister at regular intervals. Listed below are the letters which accompamied these responses:
January 28, 2003    February 4, 2003      February 11, 2003        
February 20, 2003  February 27, 2003    March 6, 2003             
March 14, 2003       March 25, 2003         April 4, 2003

Iraq Sign-on Statement in pdf format for printing
(English)  (Français)
January 17, 2003

2002

Letter to PM on Iraq
Canadian Council of Churches, KAIROS, Project Ploughshares
December 20, 2002

Ploughshares presentation to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade (SCFAIT) on Iraq
November 18, 2002

Letter to NATO concerning nuclear weapons
World Council of Churches
The letter, drafted by Project Ploughshares, was sent to NATO member states on the occasion of the 2002 Prague Summit of NATO.
November 14, 2002.

KAIROS’ statement on Talisman Energy
The Ploughshares Monitor, Winter 2002

A call by the Canadian ecumenical community against war with Iraq
The Ploughshares Monitor, Autumn 2002

Church leaders' letter to PM on Iraq (English) (French)
September 25, 2002

KAIROS-Ploughshares letter to PM on Iraq
September 5, 2002

A letter to the Prime Minister of Canada
Rev. J. Mark Lewis, Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Canada
The Ploughshares Monitor, Summer 2002

KAIROS-Ploughshares letter to the PM on Iraq
February, 21, 2002

2001

Canada's response to terrorism,: An ecumenical appeal to Parliament
October 12, 2001 (English) (French)

Church leaders write to members of their churches after the tragedy in the United States
September 21, 2001

Canadian Council of Churches letter to the Prime Minister on a response to the events of September 11, 2001
September 21, 2001

Statement on nuclear disarmament, NATO policy and the churches 
World Council of Churches
The Ploughshares Monitor, March 2001

2000

Ecumenical Consultation on Small Arms in Latin America
Final Statement, July 28, 2000
Sponsored by the World Council of Churches in collaboration with the Latin American Council of Churches and in partnership with Viva Rio.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 25-28, 2000

The Nairobi Declaration on the Problem of the Proliferation of Illicit Small Arms and Light Weapons in the Great Lakes Region and the Horn of Africa.  March, 2000.

1999

Letter to Prime Minister Chrétien
Walter Pitman, Chair, Project Ploughshares Board
The Ploughshares Monitor, December 1999

Crisis in Nuclear Disarmament 
A statement by Member Groups of the Canadian Network to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.
The Ploughshares Monitor, December 1999

SADC Council Decisions on the Prevention and Combating of Illicit Trafficking in Small Arms and Related Crimes, adopted at the Summit of the Heads of State or Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) 
Maputo, Mozambique, 17-18 August 1999

OAU Decision on Small Arms, July 1999
DRAFT DECISIONS OF THE ASSEMBLY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT
AHG/Draft/Dec.6 (LXX) Draft Decision on the Illicit Proliferation, Circulation and Illicit Trafficking of Small Arms and Light Weapons - (Doc. CM/2097 (LXX) Add.2))
July 1999.

Project Ploughshares letter of objection to the expropriation by the federal government of the sea bed in the area of Nanoose
Ernie Regehr   17 June 1999.

Human Security and Military Procurement: A Project Ploughshares Brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on National Defence and Veterans Affairs
Ploughshares Working Paper 99-1

Canadian Church leaders meet with the Prime Minister to call for an end to NATO bombing  15 April 1999
In their first formal meeting with a Prime Minister of Canada since 1983, senior leaders of seven member churches of the Canadian Council of Churches (CCC) urged Canada’s government to press hard for global nuclear disarmament and for a negotiated rather than a military solution to the crisis in Kosovo.

Canadian church leaders' letter to the PM on the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia / Les dirigeants d'Églises cherchent un moratoire sur la campagne de bombardements de l'OTAN en ex-Yougoslavie   13 April 1999

International church appeal to Canada: reverse NATO's nuclear weapons policy / Les d'Églises pressent l'OTAN d'éliminer au plus tôt les armes nucléaires
An open letter to Prime Minister Chrétien from  the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, the Conference of European Churches, and the Canadian Council of Churches/Conseil canadien des Églises. (April 12, 1999)

Open letter to the Prime Minister on the NATO bombing of Kosovo from the Board of Project Ploughshares  March 30/99
The Ploughshares Monitor, March. 1999.

1998

Open letter to the Prime Minister on Iraq from the Board of Project Ploughshares
December 18, 1998

ECOWAS Moratorium on the Importation, Exportation, and Manufacture of Light Weapons  October 31, 1998

Canadian Church Leaders' 1998 Statement on Nuclear Weapons (English) (Français)
The Ploughshares Monitor, March 1998

Submission by Project Ploughshares to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Ottawa, 5 February 1998.  (English)   (Français)

Open letter to Prime Minister Chrétien concerning Iraq
February 9, 1998
Walter Pitman, Chair, Project Ploughshares Board

1997

Statement by Douglas Roche, O.C. Former Canadian Ambassador for Disarmament, Ernie Regehr, Policy and Public Affairs Director, Project Ploughshares, and Bill Robinson, Program Associate, Project Ploughshares, to Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Ottawa, March 18, 1997.  (English)  (Français)