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Marie-Joëlle Zahar

Marie-Joëlle Zahar is with the Université de Montréal, and former member of the UN Standby Mediation Team. 


Canada needs to invest in peacemaking to strengthen national security

For Canada to be a credible and effective security actor, we must make meaningful investments in our peacemaking and mediation capacities. Without the necessary political leadership, resources,  and expertise, we will simply not be equipped to address this more dangerous and insecure world today, or in the future.