Mines Action Canada

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Standing still is not an option. It’s time for you to make a move.

With your help, Mines Action Canada (MAC) can continue supporting efforts to forever put an end to the human suffering caused by landmines, cluster bombs and explosive remnants of war.

This can happen in our lifetime, but only with your help.

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Connect with MAC via Twitter and Facebook!

During the final weeks of the election campaign MAC wants to continue to connect with as many of our supporters on facebook and twitter as possible. Please join with us and be a part of this exciting dialogue on these two distinct platforms that have had such a large impact on this election campaign.

If you are not already following MAC on facebook please click here. If you are interested in following MAC on twitter please click here.

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NEWS & UPDATES

New video calls on Canadian youth to take action and close the book on landmines

Mines Action Canada (MAC), has launched a new video to teach Canadian youth about the impact landmines have on their peers around the world and to inspire Canadians to help close the book on landmines. The video can be found online at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3qsRVdKOZg

Petition launched to fix flawed cluster bomb bill

Today Mines Action Canada is launching a petition calling on the federal government to fix the bill on cluster munitions. The draft legislation was introduced in the Senate on April 25 as Bill S-10, An Act to implement the Convention on Cluster Munitions. The legislation is required to enable the implementation the international Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) in Canada, which comprehensively bans all cluster munitions.

Cluster Bombs, Canada and You

“Lacklustre with the Cluster”

That was how CBC’s As It Happens radio show introduced an item on Canada’s draft legislation to implement the Convention on Cluster Munitions. While it is a clever quip it also, unfortunately. is a serious understatement.

2012 Young Professionals Deployed

Mines Action Canada sponsors international internship placements with its partner organizations in the global movement to ban landmines and cluster bombs. Young Professionals (YPs) work in diverse environments to build the capacity of international partners and gain valuable career-related work experience.