Toward a Nuclear Weapons Convention: A Role for Canada, April 11-12, 2011
Venue: Brittany Salon, Cartier Place Suite Hotel, 180 Cooper Street, Ottawa, ON

Summary Report: Toward a Nuclear Weapons Convention: A Role for Canada (pdf in english)
Recommendations: (in english; Vers une convention d’interdiction des armes nucléaires : un rôle pour le Canada: en français)

April 11: “Implementing the UN Secretary-General’s Five Point Proposal for Nuclear Disarmament”

Program: [here: pdf]

Keynote Speaker: H.E. Ambassador Sergio de Queiroz Duarte, U.N. High Representative for Disarmament
“Implementing the UN Secretary-General’s Five Point Proposal for Nuclear Disarmament” [here: pdf]

Chairpersons:
The Hon. Douglas J. Roche O.C., Former Canadian Ambassador for Disarmament and
Mr. Ernie Regehr, O.C., Research Fellow, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies,
Conrad Grebel University College, University of Waterloo

Respondents:
Ambassador Werner Brandstetter, Embassy of Austria [here: pdf]
Counsellor Julian Juarez, Embassy of Mexico [here: pdf]
Mr. Nicolas Brühl, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Switzerland [here: pdf]
Mr. Clive Wright, Head of Foreign Policy Team, British High Commission, Ottawa [here: pdf]

Acknowledgements:
We express our sincere gratitude to the sponsors of this seminar: Canadian Network to
Abolish Nuclear Weapons, Canadian Pugwash Group, Physicians for Global Survival,
Project Ploughshares, and World Federalist Movement - Canada.

April 12: "Experts Seminar"

Agenda: [here: pdf]

Theme: The Final Document of the 2010 NPT Review Conference took note of the UN
Secretary-General’s Five-Point Proposal for Nuclear Disarmament, which proposes, inter alia,
“consideration of negotiations on a Nuclear Weapons Convention or agreement on a
framework of separate mutually reinforcing instruments backed by a strong system of
verification.”

This seminar is being held to develop a broadly shared understanding of the main
elements and requirements for a global convention to prohibit nuclear weapons; to build
Canadian capacity in the expert and disarmament advocacy community on key issues linked
to advancing the global movement toward a nuclear weapons convention; and to engage the
Government of Canada to encourage early and concrete support for working toward a
Nuclear Weapons Convention.

Legal Aspects of a Nuclear Weapons Convention
Elements of a legal architecture for a nuclear weapons prohibition/framework of agreements.
Implications of an International Humanitarian Law approach to progress on NWC

Dr. John Burroughs	Dr. Erika Simpson	Dr. Michael Byers

Chairperson:
Dr. Erika Simpson, Department of Political Science, University of Western Ontario and Vice-Chair, Canadian Pugwash Group
Speakers:
Dr. John Burroughs, Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy [here: pdf]
Dr. Michael Byers, Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law,
Department of Political Science, University of British Columbia [here: pdf]

Verification and Compliance Aspects of a Nuclear Weapons Convention

Dr. Trevor Findlay	Ms. Peggy Mason	Mr. Jo Sletbak

Chairperson:
Ms. Peggy Mason, former Canadian Ambassador for Disarmament and Advisory Board
Chair, Canadian Centre for Treaty Compliance, Carleton University
Speakers:
Dr. Trevor Findlay, Director, Canadian Centre for Treaty Compliance [here: pptx (original) pdf]
Mr. Jo Sletbak, Minister Counsellor/Deputy Head of Mission, Royal Norwegian Embassy [here: pdf]

Luncheon Keynote

Ambassador Richard Butler	Ms. Bev Delong

Chairperson:
Ms. Bev Delong, Canadian Network to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
Guest Speaker:
H.E. Ambassador Richard Butler, A.C., Chairperson, Middle Powers Initiative [here: pdf]

Political and Security Requirements for a Nuclear Weapons Convention

Mr. Ernie Regehr	Mr. Simon Rosenblum	Mr. Simon Rosenblum, Mr. Ernie Regehr, Hon. Landon Pearson

Chairperson:
The Honourable Landon Pearson, O.C., member, Canadians for a Nuclear Weapons Convention
Speakers:
Mr. Ernie Regehr, O.C., Research Fellow, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies,
Conrad Grebel University College, University of Waterloo; Fellow, The Simons Foundation [here: pdf]
Mr. Simon Rosenblum, World Federalist Movement - Canada [here: pdf]

Roundtable on the Role of Canada

Mr. Paul Meyer, Dr. Adele Buckley, Hon. Douglas Roche

Chairperson:
Dr. Adele Buckley, Past Chair, Canadian Pugwash Group
Speakers:
Mr. Paul Meyer, former Ambassador for Disarmament; Fellow in International Security,
Centre for Dialogue, Simon Fraser University; Senior Fellow, The Simons Foundation [here: pdf]
The Honourable Douglas J. Roche, O.C., former Ambassador for Disarmament [here: pdf]

Acknowledgements

Organizing committee:
The Honourable Douglas J. Roche, O.C.
Mr. Ernie Regehr, O.C.
Dr. Dale Dewar, Executive Director, Physicians for Global Survival
Dr. Trevor Findlay, Executive Director, Canadian Centre for Treaty Compliance
Mr. Fergus Watt, Executive Director, World Federalists Movement - Canada
Mr. Cesar Jaramillo, Program Associate, Project Ploughshares
Ms. Bev Tollefson Delong, Chairperson, Canadian Network to Abolish Nuclear Weapons

Advisors: Amb. (Ret.) Paul Meyer, Mr. Murray Thomson, O.C. and the late Dr. Michael Wallace
Administrative support: Project Ploughshares

Sponsors: Canadian Network to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, Canadian Pugwash Group,
Physicians for Global Survival, Project Ploughshares, World Federalist Movement - Canada
Funders: Canadian Pugwash Group, Canadians for a Nuclear Weapons Convention, Lawyers
for Social Responsibility, Physicians for Global Survival, Project Ploughshares, Science for Peace,
Sisters of Service of Canada, anonymous donor.