{"id":9776,"date":"2025-01-16T13:07:13","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T18:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/?p=9776"},"modified":"2026-04-28T10:40:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T14:40:36","slug":"forced-displacement-and-canadas-feminist-foreign-policy-what-is-missing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/2025\/forced-displacement-and-canadas-feminist-foreign-policy-what-is-missing\/","title":{"rendered":"Forced Displacement and Canada\u2019s Feminist Foreign Policy: What Is Missing?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n Forced Displacement and Canada\u2019s Feminist Foreign Policy: What Is Missing?\n <\/h1>\n \n \n <\/header>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

Working Paper 29<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

By Brianna Parent Long, Carleton University and Muzna Dureid,<\/a> Concordia University<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Executive Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Despite Canada’s recognition as a global leader in refugee resettlement and the introduction of the FIAP under the Trudeau’s administration, we identify a crucial oversight: the insufficient focus on forced displacement within its feminist international assistance framework. In this article, we critically examine Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy (FIAP) in the context of forced displacement, a crisis exacerbated by political turmoil and gender-specific vulnerabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We draw on Canada’s policies before and after the election of Trudeau, highlighting a shift from a more conservative stance under the Harper government to a more progressive yet still inadequate approach under Trudeau, arguing that this gap challenges the integrity of the FIAP’s feminist ethos by overlooking the role of forced displacement in achieving sustainable development, gender equality and peace. We argue that the FIAP’s minimal engagement with displacement issues demonstrates a failure to recognize the political and security dimensions of displacement and its impact on women and girls. A thorough evaluation of Canada’s policy documents, speeches, and public statements reveals a pattern of essentialist and depoliticized treatment of displacement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This article emphasizes the need for a robust and nuanced policy that incorporates local perspectives, particularly from women peacebuilders and organizations in conflict zones. It argues for the expansion of Canada’s definition of security to include the threats and concerns defined by those directly affected by conflict and displacement and addresses the complex interplay of gender, security, and peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n

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