Canadian Civil Society Calls on Prime Minister Carney to Uphold Canada’s Global Leadership on Gender Equality and Human Rights
December 1, 2025
Ottawa, ON — More than 250 organizations and individuals from across Canada are calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to take urgent and decisive action to safeguard Canada’s feminist foreign policy commitments at a time of escalating global instability and mounting attacks on human rights.
In a letter delivered today, signatories warn that recent shifts in Canada’s foreign policy risk weakening the country’s long-standing leadership on gender equality, human rights, and multilateralism. The letter underscores that feminist policy approaches are not simply about values, they are critical to global security, economic resilience, and Canada’s strategic interests.