David Marchesseault
Deputy Director, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)·0 communications in the past year
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Islamic Relief Canada
1Women and Gender-Equality (WAGE) - Discussion on the gender-based violence (GBV) grant concerning changes to budget line items, extensions on timelines, and updating WAGE staff on the project as needed. Special Representative on Islamophobia - As it related to any suffering/issues our community is facing Global Affairs Canada: Humanitarian assistance and Development grants, women and security policies and programs, humanitarian access policies as it relates to NGO operations Foreign Affairs, Global Affairs Canada, Public Safety, and Justice as it relates to international development, specifically looking at legislation and policies relating to humanitarian access and humanitarian work (For example, Canada's criminal code and sanctions regime) Canada Revenue Agency Rules and Regulations as it pertains to auditing charities
The United Church of Canada
1Canadas role in advancing global reform Participation in and informal conversations regarding legislative bills Discussing arms embargo on Israel civil society delegation engaging on LGBTQIA+ rights International relations and development assistance LGBTQIA+ persecution and how Canada must act through diplomacy, funding, envoy pathways Canadian Foreign Policy in the Mesoamerica, the Caribbean and South America Investing in Women Peacebuilders to Address the Climate, Conflict, and Gender Nexu Responding to global economic crises: Canadas role and responsibilities Engagement with Canadian foreign policy and international assistance across global regions International Development Week to urge stronger support for international development as a strategic pillar of Canadas foreign policy. global debt crisis and Canadas role as a bilateral lender and in global debt reform. participated in the Cooperation Canada Hill Day event advocate for Gender Justice, Ecological Justice, Indigenous Rights, Migrant Justice and climate justice Canadas international trade policy and international development policy around the world Canada's international development policy with respect to immigration Canada policy in regard to Indigenous/Racialized people Concerns regarding climate Human Rights Concerns in the world Canadas international trade policy and international development policy with respect in promoting a just peace in Palestine and Israel Encourage the Canadian government to meet its commitments to increase the international assistance envelop in budget in context of high food insecurity, increasing disasters due to impact of climate change, FIAP and advancing gender equality Canada's international development assistance and prioritize women-led grassroots organizations. labeling of Israeli settlement goods entering Canada; and support for exclusion of settlement products from Canada-Israeli Free Trade Agreement Canadas international trade policy and international development policy with respect to mining in Africa in general terms. No discussion of any particular proposal, bill, program, regulation, policy or program. Canada's international trade policy and international development policy with respect to mining in El Salvedor and Guatemala